Albert Einstein – Chief Engineer of the Universe 2 Volume Set

NOTE EDITORE

Einstein's life and work form a crossroads in the history of knowledge. Many paths of development proceed from his work and touch upon critical contemporary questions concerning the world view of physics just as much as the question of the responsibility and the position of science in society. Einstein's role in the history of science and his life path through diverse circumstances form an ideal starting point for the exploration of such questions. Albert Einstein – Chief Engineer of the Universe? This characterization, taken from an envelope addressed to him, corresponds to the Einstein myth that strives to elevate him beyond the sphere of normal people. At the same time, this title refers to the constructed character of our world view. Having been created by human beings, it can be changed by human beings as well.

SOMMARIO

1.) World–view and discovery Invisible forces Wonderous metamorphoses Demons and ghosts Transmutation Mass – energy conversion The Invisible around us Gravity and inertia Light as invisible force Heat The power of the Invisible Magnetism Electricity Induction Radiation Microwaves Models of the cosmos The Earth is round Progress into Infinity Belief in movement is shaken Belief in space is shaken The history of the world 2.) Einstein – his life Physics at the end of the 19th century Main fields of classical physics Border problems A childhood The family Childhood and adolescence in Germany and Italy The revolution University years in Switzerland The Patent Office The "Akademie Olympia" Einstein's early works Revolution in science On a heuristic viewpoint concerning the creation and conversion of light On the movement of particles suspended in resting liquids, as postulated by the molecular kinetic heat theory. On the electrodynamics of moving bodies Completion and Reaction Theory of Relativity Confirmation of the Special Theory of Relativity The Principle of Equivalence Curved space The evolution of the General Theory of Relativity Verification of the General Theory of Relativity through experiment Cosmology Opposition against the Theory of Relativity Quantum Theory Theory of Specific Heat The controversy over the light quantum hypothesis Theory of Stimulated Emission Quantum theory of the atom Quantum mechanics and Einstein's reaction Einstein–Podolski–Rosen paradox Einstein and politics: the First World War A liberal leftist in the Weimar Republic Science at the abyss Unified field theory Rise of the National Socialists, deprivation of citizenship and expropriation of the Einstein family Life in exile Assistance for emigrants The atom bomb project World government The fight for civil rights 3.) Einstein's world today Special Theory of Relativity Michelson experiment Sagnac effect General Theory of Relativity Principle of equivalence Black holes Gravitation Lenses Gravitation Waves GPS Cosmological Constant Hawking Radiation Quantum Theory Lasers Bose–Einstein–Condensate Einstein–Podolski–Rosen paradox and interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Unification of the theories String Theory Quantum Loop Theory The goal of physics What is science?

AUTORE

Professor Jürgen Renn is director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. His research focuses primarily on the emergence of mechanics in antiquity, the interaction between practical and theoretical knowledge since the Renaissance, the transition from classical to modern physics, the development of the theory of relativity, and the application of new media to the history of science. Professor Renn is coordinator of the exhibition 'Albert Einstein – Chief Engineer of the Universe' 2005 in Berlin.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9783527405718
• Dimensioni: 283 x 57.47 x 217 mm Ø 3644 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 816