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Einstein

In last few posts, we have seen two books on Einstein and his work (Albert Einstein's Philosophical Views and The Theory of Relativity and Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics). In this post, we will see yet another book on a similar theme, Einstein by Kuznetsov. About the book: This book is a biographical sketch of Einstein's personal and professional life. It starts from his childhood, charts his professional career at various places, and finally ends with his death and legacy. Ideas and opinions of Einstein about other personalities like Mozart, Dostoyevsky and schools of thought like positivism, rationalism are explored. His ideas about theoretical concepts in physics, where he made fundamental contributions, the photo-electric effect, Brownian motion, the special and general theory of relativity and finally quantum mechanics are described. All through this Einstein's journey from city to city- Bern, Prague, Zurich, Berlin and finally Princeton are described. There is a chapter on Nazi regime and also one on the atomic bomb. Finally, Einstein's death and his legacy are seen. Original scan by DLI, The book is available in Bengali too. Contents Introduc

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