Albert Einstein: Physicist, Philosopher, Humanitarian

by Don Howard

Streaming video, 2008

Status

Available

Call number

530.092

Collection

Publication

The Great Courses (2008), 12 hours, 24 lectures

Description

"More than just a biography of Einstein's life, this course provides you with an inside look at how this brilliant thinker arrived at his various revolutionary breakthroughs. One of the secrets of Einstein's success was that he was well read in philosophy, and that guided his approach not only to framing and solving problems in physics but also to interpreting his discoveries in a more universal context. In addition, his philosophical background gave him the independence of judgment necessary to invent a new physics. Einstein was the clearest of thinkers, able to cut through conventional views to get to the heart of a matter and achieve astonishing discoveries in the process. According to Professor Howard, retracing the thought processes that led to Einstein's ideas is the key to understanding them"--Publisher's website, viewed November 7, 2008.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

7.5 inches

Local notes

[1] Precocious young Einstein [2] Development of the young physicist [3] Birth of the quantum hypothesis [4] Background to special relativity [5] Essentials of special relativity [6] From Bern to Berlin [7] Background to general relativity [8] Essentials of general relativity [9] From Berlin to Princeton [10] Philosophical challenge of the new physics [11] Einstein's philosophy of science [12] Zionism, pacifism, and internationalism [13] Einstein the inventor and musician [14] On the road to the new quantum mechanics [15] Quantum mechanics and controversy [16] Einstein in Princeton: the lonely quest [17] Is quantum mechanics complete? [18] Expanding universe [19] Einstein and the bomb: science politicized [20] From the Manhattan Project to the cold war [21] Lifelong commitment to social justice [22] Cosmic religion and Jewish identity [23] Einstein and modernity [24] Sage of Princeton: Einstein the icon

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