Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist
EINSTEIN, Albert
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Add to basketSIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION of Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist, # 247 of ONLY 760 numbered copies, signed and dated by Albert Einstein. AN OUTSTANDING COPY IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE. "The closest Einstein ever came to writing an autobiography. Indispensable" (Abraham Pais, "Subtle is the Lord," 1982, on the Autobiographical Notes in Philosopher-Scientist). The seventh volume in The Library of Living Philosophers series, Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist (Evanston, IL: The Library Living Philosophers, 1949). is a tribute volume with deliberations by Einstein and some of the most important scientists of his era, examining the stunning scale and scope of the Einstein corpus. This important volume contains Einstein's autobiography, itself an noteworthy scientific contribution, specially written for the book, and includes a bibliography of his works plus twenty-five scientists' discussions of Einstein's work and achievements. Contributors include Bohr, Born, Reichenbach, Pauli, and a noteworthy essay by Godel in which he argues that Parmenides correctly explicated change as merely an illusion based upon our conceptual framework and our sensory perceptions. Einstein's response to twenty-five scientists' discussion of his work (including the Einstein-Bohr debates) concludes this cornerstone Einstein acquisition in his "Remarks Concerning the Essays Brought Together in this Co-Operative Volume." What were the famous Einstein-Bohr debates about -- and who "won" them? So many commentators, including the protagonists themselves, have remarked on this clash of the two titans, two determined seekers after truth. Particularly engrossing, Niels Bohr's contribution to this volume of Living Philosophers recalls the countless discussions and decades-long disagreements he and Einstein shared about the future of fundamental physics. "Bohr's account of his discussion with Einstein has been called 'one of the great scientific debates in the history of physics, comparable, perhaps, only to the Newton-Leibniz controversy of the early eighteenth century … In both cases it was a clash of diametrically opposed philosophical views … in both cases it was a clash between two of the greatest minds of their time'" (Jammer, 120). "It is generally agreed that Bohr's article of 1949, "Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Physics" [pp. 199-241] is his finest exposé on complementarity" (Pais, Niels Bohr's Times, 428). As Paul Schilpp relishes in his Preface, "[Bohr's] recollections of conversations with Einstein on the epistemological aspects of physical science would never have come into being, were it not for the peculiar nature of this series." Octavo (approx. 6.75 x 9.75 x 1.75), original publisher's leatherette with gilt image of Einstein's signature on front board, bevelled edges, top edge gilt, pages uncut. Illustrated with 8 figures in text, photographic frontispiece after Yousuf Karsh, photographic and facsimile illustrations, limitation statement bearing Einstein's signature on the front free endpaper. Closed tear on two pages of the Index not affecting readability, else a very fine copy in publisher's original brown-gray slipcase. Lacks rarely found, fragile original glassine. Foundational, even indispensable to any collection of Einstein and modern physics. Best price on the market! Book #Bv2201. $13,500. Other landmarks of science by Newton, Bacon, and Galileo available. Please inquire.
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