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The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions
József Illy
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Description for The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions
Paperback. While we may like the idea of Einstein as a genius besotted by extra dimensions and too out-of-this-world to wear socks, The Practical Einstein gives ample evidence that this characterization is both incomplete and an unfair representation of a man who sought to explore the intricacies of nature, whether in theory or in practice. Num Pages: 218 pages, 72, 6 black & white line drawings, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHQ; PHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Albert Einstein may be best known as the wire-haired whacky physicist who gave us the theory of relativity, but that's just one facet of this genius's contribution to human knowledge and modern science. As Jozsef Illy expertly shows in this book, Einstein had an eminently practical side as well. As a youth, Einstein was an inveterate tinkerer in the electrical supply factory his father and uncle owned and operated. His first paid job was as a patent examiner. Later in life, Einstein contributed to many inventions, including refrigerators, microphones, and instruments for aviation. In published papers, Einstein often provided ways ... Read more
Albert Einstein may be best known as the wire-haired whacky physicist who gave us the theory of relativity, but that's just one facet of this genius's contribution to human knowledge and modern science. As Jozsef Illy expertly shows in this book, Einstein had an eminently practical side as well. As a youth, Einstein was an inveterate tinkerer in the electrical supply factory his father and uncle owned and operated. His first paid job was as a patent examiner. Later in life, Einstein contributed to many inventions, including refrigerators, microphones, and instruments for aviation. In published papers, Einstein often provided ways ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421411712
SKU
V9781421411712
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About József Illy
Jozsef Illy is a visiting senior editor with the Einstein Papers Project and a visiting associate in history at the California Institute of Technology. He is the editor of Albert Meets America: How Journalists Treated Genius during Einstein's 1921 Travels, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions
A lesser-known aspect of Einstein's incredible contribution to understanding the physical universe and human creations makes up the subject of this fascinating book... In this compact, readable account, one discovers Einstein's practical interests that lay beyond his seminal work in relativity and quantum physics... Highly recommended. Choice One turns to Jozsef Illy's lovely little book on Einstein the experimenter and ... Read more