Einstein : the life and times
1979, First Edition. London : Hodder and Stoughton. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477476
ISBN: 0340109602
Series; A Sceptre book. Physical description; 672 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, 1 genealogical table, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Originally published: 1973. Includes bibliographical references (pages 600-611) and index. Contents; Pt. I. The making of a mission – German boy – Stateless person – Swiss civil servant – Pt. II. The voyage of discovery – Einstein's relativity – Fruits of success – Moves up the ladder – A Jew in Berlin – The sensorium of God – The fabric of the universe – Pt. III. The hinge of fate – The new Messiah – Ambassador-at-large – Pt. IV. The Einstein age – Unter den Linden – The call of peace – The call of Zion – Preparing for the storm – Good-bye to Berlin – Shopping for Einstein – Of no address – Pt. V. The illustrious immigrant – Living with the legend – Einstein, the bomb, and the Board of Ordnance – The conscience of the world – Two stars at the end of the rocket. Subjects; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) – Biography. Physicists – Biography. Physics – History – 20th century.
Price: €10.95