Oeuvres choisies, Tome 5:  Science, éthique, philosophie

Nouvelle présentation de ce texte fondamental, publié pour la première fois en 1905 (relativité générale) puis en 1916 (relativité restreinte), qui devait révolutionner la physique contemporaine et qui est aussi un texte exemplaire de la littérature scientifique.

La théorie de la relativité restreinte et générale (2e édition)

An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himselfAccording to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

La Relativité

500 citations pour stimuler la créativité

Lettres a maurice solovine

To the majority of people Einstein's theory is a complete mystery. Their attitude towards Einstein is like that of Mark Twain towards the writer of a work on mathematics: here was a man who had written an entire book of which Mark could not understand a single sentence. Einstein, therefore, is great in the public eye partly because he has made revolutionary discoveries which cannot be translated into the common tongue. We stand in proper awe of a man whose thoughts move on heights far beyond our range, whose achievements can be measured only by the few who are able to follow his reasoning and challenge his conclusions. There is, however, another side to his personality. It is revealed in the addresses, letters, and occasional writings brought together in this book. These fragments form a mosaic portrait of Einstein the man. Each one is, in a sense, complete in itself; it presents his views on some aspect of progress, education, peace, war, liberty, or other problems of universal...

Comment je vois le monde

500 citations d'humour

Provocateur dans l'âme, Albert Einstein (1879-1955) a toujours voulu que ses propos fassent mouche (sur la politique ou sur la science, sur lui-même ou sur Dieu), tout en riant de sa propre célébrité. L'inventeur de la relativité relativisait bien des choses en ce bas monde, d'où ce florilège de réflexions drôles et cinglantes sur bien d'autres sujets que la physique, avec aussi beaucoup de confidences intimes. Un personnage aussi populaire que Churchill pour ce nouvel opus de « Sautes d'humour » tirées du travail pharaonique d'Alice Calaprice, laquelle a collecté durant quinze ans quelque 1600 citations dont voici les plus savoureuses.

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