Zusatztext "Overall! this is a fascinating book (as is the entire series of The Collected Papers) revealing lesser-known aspects and moments of Einstein's multifarious activities as a mathematician! physicist! engineer! philosopher! musician! and social and political activist. In fact! anyone interested in the life and work of this unique personality should acquire not only the present volume but the entire series." ---Theophanes Grammenos! Mathematical Reviews Clippings Informationen zum Autor NA Klappentext A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume 13 is available in paperback. Since this supplementary paperback includes only select portions of Volume 13, it is not recommended for purchase without the main volume.Every document in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein appears in the language in which it was written, and this supplementary paperback volume presents the English translations of select portions of non-English materials in Volume 13. This translation does not include notes or annotation of the documentary volume and is not intended for use without the original language documentary edition which provides the extensive editorial commentary necessary for a full historical and scientific understanding of the documents. Zusammenfassung Includes documents that appears in the language in which it was written, and presents the English translations of select portions of non-English materials. Inhaltsverzeichnis 21537721

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A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume 13 is available in paperback. Since this supplementary paperback includes only select portions of Volume 13, it is not recommended for purchase without the main volume. Every document in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein appears in the language in which it was written, and this supplementary paperback volume presents the English translations of select portions of non-English materials in Volume 13. This translation does not include notes or annotation of the documentary volume and is not intended for use without the original language documentary edition which provides the extensive editorial commentary necessary for a full historical and scientific understanding of the documents.

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Includes documents that appears in the language in which it was written, and presents the English translations of select portions of non-English materials.

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LIST OF TEXTS Vol. 3, 10a. "On Boltzmann's Principle and Some of Its Direct Consequences," 2 November 1910 "?ber das Boltzmannsche Prinzip und einige unmittelbar aus demselben fliessende Folgerungen" Vol. 5, 315a. From Heinrich Zangger, after 28 November 1911 Not selected for translation Vol. 5, 505a. To Paul Langevin, 19 January 1914 Not selected for translation Vol. 8, 86a. From Heinrich Zangger, after 28 May 1915 Not selected for translation Vol. 8, 95a. From Heinrich Zangger, 9 July 1915 Not selected for translation Vol. 8, 95b. From Heinrich Zangger, 12 July 1915 Not selected for translation Vol. 8, 113a. From Elsa Einstein, 31 August 1915 Vol. 8, 113b. From Elsa Einstein, 1 September 1915 Vol. 8, 113c. From Elsa Einstein, 4 September 1915 Vol. 8, 113d. From Elsa Einstein, 5 September 1915 Vol. 8, 113e. From Pauline Einstein, 7 September 1915 Vol. 8, 113f. From Elsa Einstein, 7 September 1915 Vol. 8, 113g. From Elsa Einstein, 7 September 1915 Vol. 8, 116a. From Elsa Einstein, 12 September 1915 Vol. 8, 177a. From Paul Ehrenfest, 1 January 1916 Not selected for translation Vol. 8, 493a. To Heinrich Zangger, after 26 March 1918 Vol. 8, 510a. From Heinrich Zangger, after 16 April 1918 Not selected for translation Vol. 9, 35a. To Luise Karr-Kr?si, 6 May 1919 Not selected for translation Vol. 9, 140a. To Albert Karr-Kr?si, 17 October 1919 Not selected for translation Vol. 7, 33a. Statement on the Hebrew University, 18 February 1920 Vol. 7, 39a. Page proofs for "Propagation of Sound in Partly Dissociated Gases," before 29 April 1920 "Schallausbreitung in teilweise dissoziierten Gasen" Not selected for translation Vol. 10, 80a. From Mileva Einstein-Maric;, before 23 July 1920 Not selected for translation Vol. 7, 45a. "Opinion on Jakob Grommer's Textbook Project," before 11 October 1920 "Gutachten von Professor A. Einstein ?ber das mathematischphysikalische Unterrichtswerk von Dr. J. Grommer" Vol. 7, 50a. On the Present Situation in Theoretical Physics, 14 January 1921 Vol. 7, 52a. Opinion on Eggeling and Richter's Invention, 3 February 1921 Not selected for translation Vol. 7, 56a. "International Relations in Science," 2 April?10 August 1921 "Internationale Beziehungen in der Wissenschaft" Vol. 7, 56b. Professor Einstein on the Proposed Hebrew University of Jerusalem, before 3 April 1921 Not selected for translation Vol. 7, 60a. Calculations on a Cooler, July 1921?March 1922 Vol. 7, 65a. Expert Opinion on Proposal by Heinrich L?wy, 12 October 1921 "Gutachten" 1. To Charlotte Weigert, early 1922 2. "Preface" to Bertrand Russell, Political Ideals, 1922 "Vorwort, " Bertrand Russell. Politische Ideale. Berlin: Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft f?r Politik und Geschichte m. b. H., 1922 3. "The International Character of Science," before or on 1 January 1922 "Die Internationale der Wissenschaft" 4. From Max Born and James Franck, 1 January 1922 5. From Hermann Weyl, 3 January 1922 6. To Max Born, 6 January 1922 7. From Hedwig Born, 7 January 1922 8. From Paul Ehrenfest, 8 January 1922 9. To Hermann Ansch?tz-Kaempfe, 9 January 1922 10. To Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn, 9 January 1922 11. From Richard B. Haldane, 9 January 1922 12. "Proof of the Non-Existence of an Everywhere Regular, Centrally Symmetric Field According to the Field Theory of Kaluza," 10 January 1922 "Beweis der Nichtexistenz eines ?berall regul?ren zentrisch symmetrischen Feldes nach der Feld-Theorie von Th. Kaluza" Scripta Universitatis atque Bibliothecae Hierosolymitanarum. Mathematica et Physica 1 (1923) 13. To Paul Ehrenfest, 11 January 1922 14. From Arnold Sommerfeld, 11 January 1922 15. From Felix Ehrenhaft, 12 January 1922 16. To Maurice Solovine, 14 January 1922 17. From Eberhard Zschimmer, 14 January 1922 18. Expert Opinion on Rudolf Goldschmidt's Patent, after 14 January 1922 "Gutachten zum Amerikanischen Patent Nr 1386329 Goldschmidt" 19. From Richard Courant, 15 January 1922 20. From Michael Pol?nyi, 15 January 1922 21. From Sanehiko Yamamoto, 15 January 1922 22. From Sanehiko Yamamoto, 15 January 1922 23. "To Allgemeine Elektrizit?ts-Gesellschaft Berlin.