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Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Thanks to his monumental accomplishments, Albert Einstein's name is synonymous with genius. With his famous E=MC2 and insights into quantum physics, this legendary scientist not only revolutionized the way we understand the universe, but paved the way for such diverse technology as lasers, cell phones, electron microscopes, DVD players, atomic weaponry, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Featuring kid-friendly explanations of the scientific principles,...
2) Einstein: the man and his mind : selections from the Berger Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Publisher
Damiani
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Albert Einstein is known by name and image throughout the world to people of all ages. He is probably the most well-known scientist of all time. Even though most people have only a vague idea of what he did, the attraction remains. The raison d'etre for this book is to convey a sense of familiarity with Einstein as a real person and with the essence of his contributions. This is accomplished through annotated full-page photographs of Einstein that...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The revolution that emerged from Albert Einsteins work in the early twentieth century transformed our understanding of space, time, motion, gravity, matter, and radiation. Beginning with Einsteins miracle year of 1905 and continuing through his development of the theory of general relativity, Einstein spurred a revolution that continues to reverberate in modern-day physics."
Author
Language
English
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How did Einstein's mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get...
Author
Publisher
Paul Dry Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"A clear and vivid exposition of the essential ideas and methods of the theory of relativity ... can be warmly recommended especially to those who cannot spend too much time on the subject."--Albert Einstein "If you know high-school math, are not afraid of equations, and want to find out what Einstein really said, read Lillian Lieber's book. She will lead you through special and general relativity, helping you at every step to understand the essential...
Author
Language
English
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Description
When the fuzzy indeterminacy of quantum mechanics overthrew the orderly world of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger were at the forefront of the revolution. Neither man was ever satisfied with the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics, however, and both rebelled against what they considered the most preposterous aspect of quantum mechanics: its randomness. Einstein famously quipped that God does not play dice with the universe,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. It is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of relativity is hotly debated and may have been inspired by her own profound and very personal insight. Mitza Maric has always been a little different from other girls. Most twenty-year-olds are wives by now,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein grew up to be one of the greatest scientists the world...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Modern science and primordial supernatural powers collide as war rages in 1944. Struggling to decipher the contents of a sarcophagus from an Egyptian tomb, Lucas and Simone unwittingly release forces for both good and unmitigated evil. The fate of the world hangs on Professor Einstein's secret research and on Lucas's ability to defeat an unholy adversary"--
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light. This brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the most revolutionary ideas ever conceived. From a boy endlessly fascinated by the wonders around him, Albert Einstein ultimately grows into a man of genius recognized the world over for profoundly illuminating our understanding of the universe.
15) Einstein
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A world-changing equation and a wild head of hair are all most of us know about one of history's greatest minds, despite his being a household name in his lifetime and an icon in ours. But while the broad outlines of what Einstein did are well known, who he was remained hidden from view to most ... even his closest friends. This is the story of a scientist who made many mistakes, and even when he wanted to be proven wrong, was often right in the...
Author
Series
Magical history tour volume 6
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Modern day kids Annie and Nico go on a magical history tour back to meet one of the greatest minds of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. An important and influential physicist, Einstein revolutionized the way we view the universe. At the height of his scientific career, he was also a committed global citizen, defending human rights while fighting his own personal battles during World War II. Experience the ins and outs of this glorious mind with...
Author
Series
Publisher
Blume
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
"Albert Einstein fue un genio científico excepcional cuyas teorías sobre el espacio-tiempo sentaron las bases de la física moderna. Einstein no sólo fue un físico brillante, sino también defensor de los derechos humanos, activista político y arquetipo icónico del genio chiflado"--P. [4] of cover.
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Language
English
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It has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century: the detection of gravitational waves. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime nearly a hundred years ago, but they were never perceived directly until now. Decades in the making, this momentous discovery has given scientists a new understanding of the cataclysmic events that shape the universe and a new confirmation of Einstein's theory of general relativity....
Author
Series
Charlie Thorne volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The CIA forces twelve-year-old Charlotte "Charlie" Thorne, a rebellious genius, to use her code-breaking skills on an epic global chase to locate Einstein's last equation before dangerous agents discover it and unlock the solution to harnessing energy.
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