Albert Einstein (Living Philosophies)

by Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein

This book takes a subversive look at lesser-known aspects of the famous scientist's intellectual life, the man whom the FBI thought was "too clever not to track." It presents Einstein's denunciation of U.S. use of nuclear bombs in 1945, his socialism and his passionate opposition to war as a profound advocate of radical humanism.

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This book is one of my favorite books for the first item in the the book, an item called "Self Portrait". It is a one or two paragraph description of Einstein written by hisself. You may not recognize the inscrutable genius in those words, but you will be able to identify. There are times I really need to see those words. The rest of the book is a collection of his later writings on everything from his special theory of relativity to his ideas about politics and all kinds of stuff. The...

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  • george t

    george t said:

    The whole book is well worth reading.

    posted Monday, November 5 2007
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