Einstein's Jewish science : physics at the intersection of politics and religion / Steven Gimbel.

  • Gimbel, Steven, 1968-
Date:
2012
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Publication/Creation

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.

Physical description

viii, 245 pages ; 24 cm

Contents

Introduction : Einstein's Jewish science -- Is Einstein a Jew? -- Is relativity pregnant with Jewish concepts? -- Why did a Jew formulate the theory of relativity? -- Is the theory of relativity political science or scientific politics? -- Einstein and the Jewish intelligentsia -- Einstein's liberal science? -- Conclusion : Einstein's cosmopolitan science.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.

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ISBN

  • 9781421405544
  • 1421405547
  • 9781421405759
  • 142140575X