My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-Four of the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy

Title: My Einstein: Essays by Twenty-Four of the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy
Author: John Brockman
ISBN: 9781400079506
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reprint
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Science & Math: 1689481
Section: Science | History
Publisher Description: In this fascinating volume, today's foremost scientists discuss their own versions and visions of Einstein: how he has influenced their worldviews, their ideas, their science, and their professional and personal lives. These twenty-four essays are a testament to the power of scientific legacy and are essential reading for scientist and layperson alike.Contributors include: - Roger Highfield on the Einstein myth- John Archibald Wheeler on his meetings with Einstein- Gino C. Segrè, Lee Smolin, and Anton Zeilinger on Einstein's difficulties with quantum theory- Leon M. Lederman on the special theory of relativity- Frank J. Tipler on why Einstein should be seen as a scientific reactionary rather than a scientific revolutionary