Jürgen Renn Knihy

Albert Einstein bol po druhej svetovej vojne vyzvaný, aby napísal svoju intelektuálnu autobiografiu pre sériu The Library of Living Philosophers. Tak vznikli jeho Autobiografické zápisky, ktoré unikátne vysvetľujú vývoj jeho myšlienok s neprekonateľnou srdečnosťou a jasnosťou. Hanoch Gutfreund a Jürgen Renn predstavujú Einsteinove vedecké úvahy a sledujú jeho intelektuálne formovanie od detstva po starobu, čím ponúkajú presvedčivý portrét filozofa a vedca. Kniha obsahuje celé znenie Autobiografických zápiskov doplnené o eseje, ktoré zasadzujú Einsteinove úvahy do kontextu jeho vedeckého života. Autori čerpajú z Einsteinových diel, osobnej korešpondencie a kritických prác jeho súčasníkov, aby poskytli nový pohľad na jeho objavy. Zohľadňujú aj Einsteinove odpovede kritikom, ktoré osvetľujú jeho vedecký a filozofický svetonázor. Kniha sa venuje aj jeho prvým nepublikovaným pokusom o sformulovanie odpovede a obsahuje krátky autobiografický text napísaný pred jeho smrťou, ktorého slovenský preklad vychádza po prvý raz. Doplnená o sugestívne kresby Laurenta Taudina, odhaľuje cestu ikonického fyzika k všeobecnej teórii relativity a zaraďuje jeho myšlienky medzi ďalšie významné vedecké objavy dvadsiateho storočia.

This four-volume work offers an extensive study of the creation of general relativity, documenting Einstein's 1912 Zurich Notebook and its pivotal role in developing this fundamental theory. It includes translations of key sources, detailed commentaries, and analyses, showcasing the transition from classical to modern physics and redefining concepts of space, time, and gravitation.

The catalog describes the bumpy path of Einstein's life and the political and social revolutions that formed its backdrop, closing with the influence of his work on science and culture today. Supplemented by a bilingual volume of documents, letters, manuscripts and photographs.

100 essays by some of the world's most renowned experts explain the historical background of Einstein's life and work, the many different aspects of his biography and the scientific fields connected to his work, going beyond the traditional picture of the scientific genius.

Anlässlich des 100. Jubiläums des Einsteinschen Wunderjahres 1905 wird dem wohl bedeutendsten Wissenschaftler des 20. Jahrhunderts eine Ausstellung in Berlin gewidmet, deren Katalog von Wiley-VCH verlegt wird. Der Ausstellungskatalog erklärt sowohl den Wandel historischer Weltbilder als auch die Bedingungen von Wissenschaftsentwicklung. Gleichzeitig wird der verschlungene Lebensweg Albert Einsteins vor dem Hintergrund der politischen und gesellschaftlichen Umwälzungen seiner Zeit beleuchtet. Am Schluss stehen die Auswirkungen von Einsteins Schaffen auf die Wissenschaft und Kultur der Gegenwart

"Einstein begins his Autobiographical Notes with one problem he never quite solved: 'What, precisely, is thinking?' ... In this book, Autobiographical Notes is accompanied by introductions, essays, and commentary by Hanoch Gutfreud and Jèurgen Renn, who draw on biographical information, written correspondence, and their knowledge of Einstein scholarship to render these difficult texts accessible to readers. They have also collected critical writings by Einstein's contemporaries alongside Einstein's own responses to these interlocutors, as well as Einstein's Autobiographical Sketch, composed just before his death in 1955, which is published for the first time in English"--

"This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges confronting us today in the Anthropocene, the present geological epoch shaped by humankind. Covering topics ranging from evolution of writing to the profound transformations wrought by modern science, The Evolution of Knowledge offers an entirely new framework for understanding structural changes in systems of knowledge and a bold, innovative approach to the history and philosophy of science."-- From back cover

The book delves into the development of Einstein's field equations of gravitation, pivotal to his general theory of relativity. It features an introductory essay that contextualizes four influential papers presented to the Prussian Academy of Sciences in November 1915, which address Mercury's perihelion anomaly. Through critical excerpts from various sources, it traces Einstein's intellectual journey, highlighting significant collaborations, particularly with mathematician Marcel Grossmann and confidant Michele Besso. This volume offers an in-depth exploration of the interplay between physics and mathematics in Einstein's groundbreaking work.

Focusing on the evolution of scientific thought, this book explores the shift from Renaissance engineering and philosophy to classical mechanics, emphasizing the role of velocity. It highlights the contributions of figures like Descartes and Galileo, who grappled with essential concepts that laid the groundwork for classical mechanics, often without fully recognizing their significance. The authors argue that this transformation was neither a simple progression nor a sudden upheaval, but rather a complex process of pushing the boundaries of the existing Aristotelian framework.