- New Arrivals
Fiction- Historical FictionCrime & ThrillersMysteryScience-FictionFantasyPoetryRomanceChildren’s BooksYoung Adult
- Biographies & MemoirsHistoryCurrent AffairsTech & ScienceBusinessSelf-DevelopmentTravelThe ArtsFood & WineReligion & SpiritualitySportsHumor
Children’s BooksListsBlogGift CardsMy ListsGames- About & Help
- About Tertulia
- Membership & Co-Ownership
- Shipping & Delivery
- Orders & Payments
- Contact Support
- Send App Feedback
- Follow us
- Download the app
The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Subtle Is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein
Since the death of Albert Einstein in 1955 there have been many books and articles written about the man and a number of attempts to "explain" relativity. Throughout the preparation of this book, Pais has had complete access to the Einstein Archives and the invaluable guidance of the late Helen Dukas--formerly Einstein's private secretary
Written with Pais' intimate and incomparable knowledge of Einstein, Subtle is the Lord will delight and inspire anyone fascinated by the man whose revolutionary ideas have defined modern physics.
Book Details
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: Nov 3rd, 2005
- Pages: 584
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.26in - 6.32in - 1.18in - 1.84lb
- EAN: 9780192806727
- Categories: • Physics - Relativity• Science & Technology
More books to explore
About the Author
More books by Abraham Pais
What people are saying
Michael Nielsen is a writer, scientist, and programmer.
Incidentally, my comments above about history of science were written with Abraham Pais' wonderful bio of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord", in mind, including this fact: https://t.co/0RwuMsZcEW
Ash Jogalekar is a scientist and science writer.
“Had I to compose a one-sentence scientific biography of Einstein, I would write, “Better than anyone before or after him, he knew how to invent invariance principles and make use of statistical fluctuations.” - Abraham Pais, "Subtle Is the Lord" Perfectly captured.
I have moved to Mathstodon. I'm @johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyz and you can see my stuff here: https://t.co/kPeSld0fuY
@JasonHise64 @BartoszMilewski @StartsWithABang Besides the open-access link I just gave, the best place to read about this - certainly more entertaining! - is Abraham Pais' biography of Einstein called "Subtle is the Lord". It goes through all his attempts at unified field theories. (2/2) https://t.co/RHcX4sKfbb
What people are saying
Michael Nielsen is a writer, scientist, and programmer.
Incidentally, my comments above about history of science were written with Abraham Pais' wonderful bio of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord", in mind, including this fact: https://t.co/0RwuMsZcEW
Ash Jogalekar is a scientist and science writer.
“Had I to compose a one-sentence scientific biography of Einstein, I would write, “Better than anyone before or after him, he knew how to invent invariance principles and make use of statistical fluctuations.” - Abraham Pais, "Subtle Is the Lord" Perfectly captured.