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Title: Ideas & Opinions by Albert Einstein ISBN: 0-517-00393-7 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 12 December, 1988 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Scientific Perspective
Comment: Ideas and Opinions expresses a wide range of Einstein's thoughts throughout his life. The subject matter includes comments on freedom, politics, pacifism, education, religion, Germany, friends, and scientific issues. Whereas Einstein had a specific goal in writing each of these addresses, speeches and articles, the editor of this collection by combining Einstein's writings in this manner paints a picture of the man and his time. The most profound impact upon the reader is not the individual message of each writing, but rather how the whole body of work illuminates the dedication and fierce determination of one scientist to make himself a "harmonious personality" (64). One of the features of this collection is that it attempts to present each article in a straightforward manner. Each article is titled by what it attempts to say, for example one article is called "My First Impressions of the U.S.A." (3). This accurately reflects what Einstein says in this article, but so much more than what this title describes is also reflected in the essay. Einstein's political attitudes are best expressed not in his many essays on politics, government and pacifism, but instead in his First Impressions of America. One of his many observations is that "nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced" (6). Understanding this aspect is of immeasurable value when encountering Einstein's essay where he prescribes a program of action against atomic weapons. The greatest fault of this compilation is that it tends to be repetitive. However, this often helps to drive home the point and complete the overall picture of this man and his time. This text should be read by all persons everywhere. No other collection could possibly contain a better view of America, international relations, scientific issues and advances, religion, and humanity. For use in Honors Science, only certain readings would enhance the goal of the course, but including them would be invaluable not only for scientific perspective, but for an enriched experience of life itself.
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant thoughts from a brilliant man
Comment: When I bought this book a few months back, I was under the impression that this book was largely composed of Eistein's political thoughts. I based this on my thinking that science is usually not based in opinion. To my suprise, only about 1/3 of the book discusses Einstein's political opinions of events such as the holocaust, his role in creating the bomb, and pacifism.
Einstein also deals with the issues of education, freedom, Judiasm, his home of Germany, and science. EInstein is known for his scienctific thought. I am not much of a science person so I could not really get into Einstein's discussions on science. He may as well have written the discussions in ancient hebrew because they are hard to follow with many of the terms and concepts which I have forgotten since high school and college.
Based on Einstein's political thoughts alone, this book is a bargin. Einstein proves that he is not only a brilliant scientist, but he also has his finger on the pulse of humanity. Thank you for your insight Albert!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Scientific Perspective
Comment: Ideas and Opinions expresses a wide range of Einstein's thoughts throughout his life. The subject matter includes comments on freedom, politics, pacifism, education, religion, Germany, friends, and scientific issues. Whereas Einstein had a specific goal in writing each of these addresses, speeches and articles, the editor of this collection by combining Einstein's writings in this manner paints a picture of the man and his time. The most profound impact upon the reader is not the individual message of each writing, but rather how the whole body of work illuminates the dedication and fierce determination of one scientist to make himself a "harmonious personality" (64). One of the features of this collection is that it attempts to present each article in a straightforward manner. Each article is titled by what it attempts to say, for example one article is called "My First Impressions of the U.S.A." (3). This accurately reflects what Einstein says in this article, but so much more than what this title describes is also reflected in the essay. Einstein's political attitudes are best expressed not in his many essays on politics, government and pacifism, but instead in his First Impressions of America. One of his many observations is that "nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced" (6). Understanding this aspect is of immeasurable value when encountering Einstein's essay where he prescribes a program of action against atomic weapons. The greatest fault of this compilation is that it tends to be repetitive. However, this often helps to drive home the point and complete the overall picture of this man and his time. This text should be read by all persons everywhere. No other collection could possibly contain a better view of America, international relations, scientific issues and advances, religion, and humanity. For use in Honors Science, only certain readings would enhance the goal of the course, but including them would be invaluable not only for scientific perspective, but for an enriched experience of life itself.
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Title: World As I See It by Albert Einstein ISBN: 080650711X Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: July, 1993 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Relativity : The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein ISBN: 0517884410 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 06 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Albert Einstein: Out of My Later Years by Albert Einstein ISBN: 0517093804 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 18 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: A Brief History of Time : The Updated and Expanded Tenth Anniversary Edition by Stephen Hawking ISBN: 0553380168 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Einstein Notebook by Einstein ISBN: 0486261972 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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