Ideas and Opinions

Albert Einstein

1954 First Edition 2nd Printing

Scarce Collectable Value

pen marks stains etc as it has been read & used extensively...

The first edition first impression costs 5000 USD R9000.

In this important and wide-ranging collection of Einsteins writings, the many facets of the mind and personality of the greatest scientist of our time are presented in a distinguished translation Here one finds Einsteins views on the nature and methods of science, his own contributions to physics, his reminiscences about scientific colleagues, and his evaluations of the achievements of great scientists of the pastKepler, Copernicus, Newton, Maxwell, as well as his thoughts on subjects ranging from world peace to fascism. The reader gains an insight into the unique character of Einsteins thinking in science and begins to sense the grounds of Einsteins basic satisfaction with the mystery of the eternity of life (New York Times). Included are his writings from The World As I See It (1934) and Out of My Later Years (1950), as well as a Swiss collection, Mein Weltbild (1953), along with a few selections from other publications and new articles that have never been published in book form before. Containing new translations and revisions by Sonja Bargmann. Cover image from a photograph of Einstein by Philippe Halsman.