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Einstein's mistakes, the human failings of genius, Hans C. Ohanian

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Einstein's mistakes, the human failings of genius, Hans C. Ohanian
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-373) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Einstein's mistakes
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
214066446
Responsibility statement
Hans C. Ohanian
Sub title
the human failings of genius
Summary
Ohanian offers insights into aspects of Albert Einstein that many don't usually consider: his mistakes and the role they played in the discovery of his theories
Table of contents
Chronology of Einstein's mistakes -- "I will resign the game" -- "A lovely time in Berne" --" And yet it moves" -- "If I have seen farther..." -- "A storm broke loose in my mind" -- "Motions of inanimate, small, suspended bodies" --" What is the light quantum?" -- "The argument is jolly and beguiling" -- "Suddenly, I had an idea" -- "The theory is of incomparable beauty" -- "The world is a madhouse" -- "Does God play dice?" -- "The graveyard of disappointed hopes" -- Postmortem

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