By David C. Cassidy - Einstein and Our World (Control of Nature Series): 2nd (second) Edition

by David C. Cassidy

This work offers an assessment of the impact of the great scientist Einstein on our ideas of our world.

Genres: History, Science

Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

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Reviews

[adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This short book is supposed to cover Einstein’s impact on our world, outside of the things we know about in science and technology.

We all know about the genius of relativity and quantum mechanics. We all know about the Manhattan Project. We all know how science has evolved since 1905 since Einstein’s miracle year, about the quest for Grand Unification Theories, the expansion of the universe, black holes, and on and on and on. There are so many books out there on the life of Einstein, the science of Einstein, the Cold War political impacts of the Atomic Bomb.

This book was supposed to capture the story that’s less well known: how Einstein’s science and humanity impacted society and culture, in art, poetry, philosophy, politics. It is here where the book fails. The author gets so caught up in writing his own version of Einstein that he only leaves 13 pages for the meat of this project. This book left me wanting so much more.

[Liquidlasagna]

I believe the 1994 edition was 100 pages, and the new edition here is 162 pages

"This new edition, besides updating and revising the content of the first edition, includes a number of important new topics that could not be included in the original edition: more on Einstein's personal life in the light of recent revelations; a new section on Einstein and peace; and an assessment of Einstein's continuing influence..."

[Luke · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book, putting Einstein’s major theories into a historical context and examining both the scientific and cultural consequences.

[Summer Seeds · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have said it before, and I will say it again! I do not understand physics at all. The math makes sense, but the theoretical concepts behind the math? Nope. I have no idea what I just read.