Overview
Here is the definitive new edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. The Ultimate Quotable Einstein features 400 additional quotes, bringing the total to roughly 1,600 in all. This ultimate edition includes new sections--""On and to Children,"" ""On Race and Prejudice,"" and ""Einstein's Verses: A Small Selection""--as well as a chronology of Einstein's life and accomplishments, Freeman Dyson's authoritative foreword, and new commentary by Alice Calaprice. In The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, readers will also find quotes by others about Einstein along with quotes attributed to him. Every quotation in this informative and entertaining collection is fully documented, and Calaprice has carefully selected new photographs and cartoons to introduce each section. * Features 400 additional quotations * Contains roughly 1,600 quotations in all * Includes new sections on children, race and prejudice, and Einstein's poetry * Provides new commentary * Beautifully illustrated * The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotes ever published
Full Product Details
Author: Albert Einstein ,
Alice Calaprice (Senior Editor) ,
Freeman Dyson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 11.40cm
, Height: 4.40cm
, Length: 19.10cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780691138176
ISBN 10: 0691138176
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 31 October 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780691160146
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: English
Reviews
[The Ultimate Quotable Einstein] is a compelling selection... Students of Einstein's work and life, who are familiar with these contexts, can find many embellishments to their research, and often puzzling contrary notes to customary portrayals of his stance on issues ranging from Zionism to domestic life. Choice
Praise for previous editions: All of us who lack Einstein's intellectual and spiritual gifts owe a debt of gratitude to Princeton University Press for having humanized him in this innovative way. -- Timothy Ferris New York Times Book Review Praise for previous editions: This fascinating book reveals Einstein as a fully rounded human, with both a tender and a darker, more brooding side. Physics World Praise for previous editions: Equations and texts are ... Einstein's true monument, and Calaprice lays out a veritable feast of pithy and telling aphorisms drawn from his speeches and letters... They reveal a private Einstein who never strove for the monumental phrase but was able to deliver it in a seemingly effortless off-the-cuff manner. -- David E. Rowe Times Higher Education Supplement
Author Information
Alice Calaprice is a renowned expert on Albert Einstein and was a longtime senior editor at Princeton University Press. She has worked with the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein since the founding of the project, has copyedited and overseen the production of all the volumes, and administered the accompanying translation series with a grant from the National Science Foundation. She is the author of several popular books on Einstein and was a recipient of the Literary Market Place's award for individual achievement in scholarly editing.
