Einstein: His Space and Times

207 Pages·2015·0.655 MB·English

by  Steven Gimbel

einstein

Einstein
His Space and Times
STEVEN GIMBEL
New Haven and London
Copyright © 2015 by Steven Gimbel.
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Frontispiece: Albert Einstein and his wife leaving California, 1931.
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ISBN 978-0-300-19671-9 (cloth : alk. paper)
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contents
Acknowledgments, ix
Introduction, 1
1. Everything Was in Order, 6
2. The Miracle Year, 33
3. The Happiest Thought, 60
4. Two Wars, 90
5. The Worldwide Jewish Celebrity, 108
6. In Exile, 145
Notes, 179
Bibliography, 185
Index, 189
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acknowledgments
Special thanks to Larry Marschall and Don Goldsmith
for suggestions to the manuscript, Deirdre Mullane of Mul-
lane Literary for support throughout the process, my editor
Jeffrey Schier and all the wonderful folks at Yale University
Press, and especially Erin and Ben Gruodis-Gimbel for help
with the index.
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