Einstein: A Life in Science
- ISBN-10
- 0452271460
- ISBN-13
- 9780452271463
- Series
- Einstein
- Category
- Biography
- Pages
- 279
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Plume Books
- Authors
- Michael White, John Gribbin
Description
A biography of the archetypal scientist traces Einstein's monumental advances in thermodynamics and physics and offers a detailed appreciation of his profound influence on the direction of all subsequent scientific inquiry
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