Albert Einstein, Historical and Cultural Perspectives : The Centennial Symposium in Jerusalem
by Holton, Gerald; & Yehuda Elkana (editors)
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Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1982. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Dust Jacket has NO chips, NO tears. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Laid in is the program from the Einstein Centennial Symposium, Jerusalem, March 14-23, 1979. Contributors include: Peter G. Bergmann, Martin J. Klein, Max Jammer, P.A.M. Dirac, Banesh Hoffman, Loren R. Graham, Roman Jakobson, Erik H. Erikson, Yehuda Elkana, Paul Doty, Bernard T. Feld, etc. Papers are arranged by topic: Historical Perspectives Einstein's on Scientific Contributions; Reception of Einstein's Scientific Ideas; Einstein's Impact on Scholarship & 20th Century Culture; Einstein and Developments in the Jewish World; Einstein and the Nuclear Age; Working with Einstein: Reminiscences by Associates and Friends. Name Index. Subject Index. Bound in the original pale blue cloth, lettered in silver over a dark blue panel on the spine. Keywords: Physics. History of Science. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket.. Illus. by Struck, Hermann (jacket art). 8vo. xxxii, 440pp..
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- Title
- Albert Einstein, Historical and Cultural Perspectives : The Centennial Symposium in Jerusalem
- Author
- Holton, Gerald; & Yehuda Elkana (editors)
- Illustrator
- Struck, Hermann (jacket art)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Physics. History of Science.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Physics;
- Size
- 8vo. xxxii, 440pp.
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