physicists

Collection of essays written by the author providing essential information about Einstein the human being.

Traces the history of mankind's fascination with magnetism from the first discovery of magnets in Greece to the state of the art theories of today.

Includes thirteen essays ranging from the autobiographical to the purely scientific. Discusses imaginary time and black holes while reflecting on will, the value of life, and his perceptions of death.

Translation of: Eine Formel verandert die Welt. Compares the arguments of Newton and Einstein, using them to illustrate advances in knowledge.

Examines the life and work of Albert Einstein within their historical and scientific contexts; and provides an explanation of his theory of relativity and its impact on the world.

Profiles the lives, careers, and accomplishments of thirty men and women whose discoveries and theories have had a significant impact on the field of science.

Discusses seventeenth-century scientist Sir Isaac Newton's life, focusing on his "system of the world" and his pioneering of mathematical physics, which changed science forever.

A biography of Nobel Prize winning physicist Albert Einstein that explores the scientist's private life as revealed in personal archives kept secret until the last decade.

A biography of the German-born scientist and pacifist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

Describes, in simple text and illustrations, physics and the work of a physicist.