The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 1
The Early Years, 1879-1902
Résumé
Volume 1 presents important new material on the young Einstein. Over half the documents made available here were discovered by the editors, including a significant group of over fifty letters that Einstein exchanged with Mileva Maric, his fellow student and future wife. These letters, together with other previously unpublished documents, provide an entirely new view of Einstein's youth. The documents in the volume also foreshadow the emergence of his extraordinary creative power. In them is manifested his intense commitment to scientific work and his interest in certain themes that proved to be central to his thinking during the next decade. We can follow, for example, the beginnings of his preoccupation with the electrodynamics of moving bodies that was to lead to the development of this special theory of relativity. For the first time it can be seen how closely he followed such contemporary developments in physics as Planck's work on radiation theory and Drude's work on the electron theory of metals. In addition to all of Einstein's known correspondence and other writings from this period, the volume includes the relevant portions of all third-party letters and other contemporary documents that provide additional information about his secondary schooling at the Aargau Cantonal School; his four years at the Swiss Federal Plytechnical School, or the ETH; and his search for a job after graduation. Included in the volume are those sections of an unpublished biography by Einstein's sister, Maja Winteler-Einstein, which deal with his early years; his extensive notes on a physics course he took at the ETH; and previously unpublished photographs of the young Einstein and his teachers and friends.
Documents in Volume 1 portray Einstein's experiences during the two stressful years after his graduation from the ETH in Zurich. Denied a position as an Assistant at the ETH, he lived a hand-to-mouth existence while he looked for a post at other universities; then he attempted to find a secondary-school post, and finally sought a nonacademic job. Tension with his parents over his plans to marry Mileva Maric is evident throughout this period. With the help of a friend, he finally found work at the Swiss Patent Office, the haven where he would spend the next seven years. Freed from his financial worries, he entered on one of the most productive periods of his life, as the next volume, Writings (1901-1910), will document.
Translated by Anna Beck with Peter Havas, Consultant
L'auteur - Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) a établi la théorie du mouvement brownien et le concept de photon. Mais on lui doit surtout la théorie de la relativité et l'équivalence de la masse et de l'énergie E = mc2. Il a reçu le Prix Nobel en 1921
ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) is one of the most influential figures of the modern era. Working in Germany, Switzerland and USA, he radically transformed our understanding of the universe and took an outspoken stance on the significant political and social issues of his time. He was the father of the theory of relativity and a major contributor to quantum theory yet always found time for the political causes close to his heart.
Autres livres de Albert Einstein
Sommaire
- Birth Certificate, 15 March 1879
- Pauline Einstein to Fanny Einstein, 1 August 1886
- Comment on the Proof of a Theorem, 1891-1895
- Two Philosophical Comments, 1891-1895
- "On the Investigation of the State of the Ether in a Magnetic Field," Summer 1895
- To Caesar Koch, Summer 1896
- Albin Herzog to Gustav Maier, 25 September 1895
- Entrance Report of the Gewerbeschule, Aargau Kantonsschule, ca. 26 October 1895
- Gustav Maier to Jost Winteler, 26 October 1895
- Aargau Kantonsschule Record, 26 October 1895-3 October 1896
- ...
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Princeton University Press |
| Auteur(s) | Albert Einstein |
| Parution | 31/12/1987 |
| Nb. de pages | 218 |
| Format | 19 x 23,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 410g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780691084756 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-691-08475-6 |
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