Albert Einstein [1879-1955] Page at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore

Albert Einstein was born 14 March 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He became a Swiss citizen in 1901, and taught physics at Berne, Prague, Zurich and Berlin, while continuing his research. Although his most famous papers were his June 1905 Special Theory of Relativity {a theory of light} and his 1916 General Theory of Relativity {a theory of gravity}, he won the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his May 1905 paper on the photoelectric effect. A fourth paper in September 1905 actually was the first to specify & define the famous E=mc² formula.

        A controversy has arisen about credit for the Theory of Relativity, even to accusations against Einstein for plagiarism. What seems to be the case is that in 1904 and 1905 there was a fervent race to lecture and to publish on the matter. Einstein and his wife Mileva Maric were aware of the work of French physicist Jean Henri Poincaré [1854-1912], which referenced a paper published in February 1904 by Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz [1853-1928]. Poincaré's 'short paper' was published 3 months before Einstein's, with the expanded 'long paper' published in July 1905. Part of the controversy derives from the fact that Einstein includes no citations of prior work, but it is also possible that his work was quite original.
        The further race to complete the General Theory included a friendly competition with German physicist David Hilbert [1862-1943].
        Ultimately, Einstein was the first to produce a complete theory, and that theory has stood the test of time.

In 1933 Einstein fled Nazi Germany with his family, arriving in America as a refugee in October. He was courted by many universities, spent some time at Cal Tech in California, and then accepted a permanent post at Princeton University in New Jersey. He was very upset about the atomic bomb used to end World War II, and became a pacifist. He died of heart failure 18 April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 76.

Albert Einstein's fame has not diminished and he lives on as an icon, seen around the world as both the absent-minded professor and as Time Magazine's 'Person of the Century' [December 1999]. Lately, the Einstein image & lore has been very evident, in celebration of his important publications in the 1905 'Year of Wonders'.

	"Physics: The Elegant Universe & Beyond" P.B.S./WGBH color DVD box set [2/2006] 4 disks for $34.99 includes "Einstein Revealed" [1996] and "Einstein's Big Idea" [2005] and "The Elegant Universe" 3-hour tv special [P.B.S./Nova airdate Oct 2003] full credits at IMDb; P.B.S. official program site
	"Einstein's Big Idea" tv documentary [P.B.S./Nova Oct 2005] Written & directed by Gary Johnstone WGBH Boston color DVD [12/2005] for $14.99 WGBH Boston color VHS [12/2005] for $18.95 full credits at IMDb
	"Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Other Plays" [1996] by Steve Martin A fictional meeting between Albert Einstein & Pablo Picasso in Paris, France in 1904 — the book also includes 'Zig-Zag Woman', 'Patter For A Floating Lady' & 'W.A.S.P.' Grove Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/97] for $9.75 Grove Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/96] for $13.60 feature film [DUE 2008] Co-written & directed by Fred Schepisi; starring Kevin Kline, Juliette Binoche, Steve Martin, Elijah Wood, Jason Biggs & Ryan Phillippe videos not yet available; latest production status at IMDb
	"Einstein Revealed" tv documentary [Nova/B.B.C. Oct 1996] Understanding Albert Einstein opens us up to the possibility of genius among our fellows. Directed by Peter Jones WGBH Boston 2-hour color DVD [6/2004] for $17.99 WGBH Boston 2-hour color VHS [4/97] for $18.95 full credits from IMDb Nova official moviesite
	"Insignificance" [R.P.C./Zenith August 1985] Marilyn Monroe & others barge in on Albert Einstein's New York City hotel room, to discuss relativity theory and politics and baseball. Directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey & Tony Curtis LionsGate color DVD [2/2003] out of prodn/used Artisan color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb
	"Einstein on the Beach" [1976] by Philip Glass, with Robert Wilson An 'opera' inspired in part by Einstein's theories Nonesuch audio CD [9/93] 3 disks for $43.98 Sony audio CD [10/90] 4 disks for $68.98

	"Einstein's Jury: The Race To Test Relativity" [2006] by Jeffrey Crelinsten Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [5/2006] for $35.00
	"Annus Mirabilis: 1905, Albert Einstein & The Theory of Relativity" [2005] by John & Mary Gribbin Amazon Bargain 8½x5½ hardcover and DVD [3/2005] for $5.99 Chamberlain 8½x6 hardcover and DVD [3/2005] out of print/many used
	"E = mc²: A Biography of The World's Most Famous Equation" [2000] by David Bodanis Berkley 8¼x5½ pb [9/2001] for $10.20 Walker & Co. 8¾x5¼ hardcover [9/2000] for $26.99 BooksOnTape ABR audio [1/2001] out of stock/used "E = mc²" TV special [Channel 4 / Nova Oct 2005] Co-produced, adapted & directed by Gary Johnstone, from the book; starring Aidan McArdle; video/DVD not available; full credits at IMDb
	"Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest For The Theory of The Universe" [1987] by Michio Kaku, with Jennifer Trainer Thompson Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [12/98] for $9.71 Bantam hardcover [3/87] out of print/used
	"Einstein & Relativity" [Big Idea Series; 1995] by Paul Strathern Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [10/95] for $8.95
	"Einstein's Theory of Relativity" [original 1924; rev 1962] by Max Born [1882-1970] Dover 8x5½ pb [6/62] for $10.36
	"Relativity & Common Sense:A New Approach to Einstein" [1964] by Sir Hermann Bondi Dover 8x5¼ pb [9/80] for $7.95
	"General Relativity from A to B" [1978] by Robert Geroch Univ of Chicago Press 8x5¼ pb [3/81] for $9.36 Univ of Chicago Press hardcover [1978] out of print/used

	"Einstein: His Life and Universe" [2007] by Walter Isaacson PUB pb [DUE May 2008] pre-order for $12.24 S&S 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2007] for $21.12
	"Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr & The Struggle For The Soul of Science" [2007] by David Lindley Anchor pb [DUE Feb 2008] for $10.17 Doubleday 8¼x6 hardcover [2/2007] for $17.16
	"Einstein For Dummies" [2005] by Carlos I. Calle For Dummies 9x7¼ pb [6/2005] for $14.99
	"Einstein, 1905: The Standard of Greatness" [2005] by John S. Rigden Harvard Univ Press 8¼x5½ pb [4/2006] for $11.66 Harvard Univ Press 8½x6 hardcover [1/2005] for $17.12
	"The Einstein Almanac" [2004] by Alice Calaprice Johns Hopkins Univ Press 7½x5¾ hardcover [12/2004] for $16.47
	"Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein" [2004; for ages 4-8] by Don Brown Houghton Mifflin 14¼x8½ pb [9/2004] for $10.88
	"Einstein A to Z" [2004] by Karen C. Fox & Aries Keck Wiley 9x6 pb [7/2004] for $12.21
	"The Invisible Century: Einstein, Freud & The Search For Hidden Universes" [2004] by Richard Panek Penguin 7¾x5 pb [6/2005] for $11.70 Amazon bargain 8¼x5¾ hardcover [6/2004] for $7.99 Viking 8½x6 hardcover [6/2004] out of print/many used
	"Albert Einstein's Vision: Remarkable Discoveries That Shaped Modern Science" [2004] by Barry R. Parker Prometheus Books 9x6¼ hardcover [5/2004] for $28.00
	"Einstein Defiant: Genius Versus Genius In The Quantum Revolution" [2004] by Edmund Blair Bolles Joseph Henry Press 8¾x5¾ pb [4/2004] for $12.44 Joseph Henry Press 9x6½ hardcover [4/2004] for $27.95
	"Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space & Time" [2004] by Michio Kaku W.W. Norton 8x5¼ pb [5/2005] for $13.95 W.W. Norton 8½x5½ hardcover [4/2004] for $17.90
	"Einstein's Clocks, Poincaré's Maps: Empires of Time" [2003] by Peter Galison W.W. Norton 8¼x5½ pb [8/2004] for $10.17 W.W. Norton 8½x5¾ hardcover [8/2003] for $18.68
	"Einstein In Berlin, 1914-1932" [2003] by Thomas Levenson Bantam 9¼x6 pb [2/2004] for $11.90 Bantam 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2003] out of print/many used
	"Einstein: The Passions of A Scientist" [2003] by Barry Parker Prometheus Books 9¼x6½ hardcover [3/2003] for $28.00
	"The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against The World's Most Famous Scientist" [2002] by Fred Jerome St. Martin's Griffin 9¼x6¼ pb [6/2003] for $17.95 St. Martin 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2002] out of print/many used
	"God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity & The Expanding Universe" [1999] by Amir D. Aczel Delta 8¼x5½ pb [11/2000] for $9.60 Four Walls Eight Windows hardcover [10/99] for $22.00
	"The Complete Idiot's Guide To Understanding Einstein" [1999] by Gary F. Moring Alpha 9x7½ 2nd Edition pb [4/2004] for $12.89
	"Einstein's Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed The Face of Physics" [1998] Edited by John Stachel Princeton Univ Press pb [3/2005] for $12.89 Princeton Univ Press hardcover [3/98] for $32.03
	"Einstein: A Life" [1996] by Denis Brian Wiley 9¼x6 pb [8/97] for $13.57 Wiley 9½x6½ hardcover [4/96] out of print/used
	"Einstein and Our World" [1995] by David C. Cassidy Focuses on Einstein's influence within and far beyond the confines of physics, a close look at the inter-connections among history, people & science Humanity Books 8¾x6 pb [9/2004] for $21.00 Humanity Books hardcover [4/99] out of print/used
	"Einstein Lived Here" [1994] 11 essays & articles by Abraham Pais Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [5/94] out of print/used
	"Einstein's Dream: The Search For A Unified Theory of The Universe" [1986] by Barry Parker Basic Books 8¼x5½ pb [8/2001] for $24.00 Plenum Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/86] out of print/used
	"Subtle Is the Lord: The Science & The Life of Albert Einstein" [1982] by Abraham Pais {a friend of A.E. in life} Oxford Univ Press pb [11/2005] for $14.96 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [9/82] out of print/used

	"The Expanded Quotable Einstein" [2000] Edited by Alice Calaprice Princeton Univ Press 8½x5½ pb [2/2005] for $11.53 Princeton Univ Press 7¾x4¾ hardcover [5/2000] out of print/used
	"Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations On Just About Everything From The Greatest Mind of The Twentieth Century" [1996] Compiled by Jerry Mayer & John P. Holms St. Martin's Press 6¾x4½ hardcover [9/96] for $13.95 Gramercy 7½x5¼ hardcover [4/2003] out of print/used
	"Ideas & Opinions" [1954] by Albert Einstein Three Rivers Press 8x5¼ pb [5/95] for $11.86 Crown 8¼x5½ pb [4/85] out of print/many used Gramercy 8.3x5½ hardcover [12/88] for $5.99 Modern Library 7½x5 hardcover [6/94] for $14.78 Diane Publng hardcover [12/54] for $25.00
	"Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher & Man Portrayed Through His Own Words" [1950] by Albert Einstein Castle Books 8½x5½ hardcover [6/2005] for $8.99 Gramercy 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/93] out of print/many used
	"The World As I See It" [original title "Mein Weltbild" 1933] by Albert Einstein Filiquarian Publng 8¾x6 pb [7/2006] for $7.99 B&N Publng 8¾x6½ pb [10/2005] for $8.79 Citadel 8x5½ pb [5/2006] for $10.16 B&N Publng 9x6 hardcover [5/2007] for $13.59 Filiquarian Publng 9x5¾ hardcover [6/2007] for $19.99

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Albert Einstein