Abraham Pais: 3 books
J. Robert Oppenheimer:A Life
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
The late Abraham Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord," which won an American Book Award. As a distinguished physicist and Einstein's colleague, Pais combined a sophisticated understanding of physics with first-hand knowledge of this notoriously private...
Subtle is the Lord
The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2005
Subtle is the Lord is widely recognized as the definitive scientific biography of Albert Einstein. The late Abraham Pais was a distinguished physicist turned historian who knew Einstein both professionally and personally in the last years of his life. His biography combines a profound understanding...
Einstein
Sottile è il Signore… La scienza e la vita di Albert Einstein
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 3, 2015
«Sottile è il Signore, ma non malevolo».
Con questa frase, Einstein commentava nel 1921 alcuni dati (poi rivelatisi errati) che avrebbero potuto mettere in crisi la sua teoria della relatività. Guidato da un marcato senso estetico, oltre che da una logica stringente, il pensiero einsteiniano si...