Einstein and the Poet: In Search of the Cosmic ManProfessor Hermanns interviewed Einstein in Germany before World War II, and in America after the War. They explored the nature of the cosmic man, but often discussed the horrors of the Holocaust and the implications of the atomic bomb. These verbatim conversations are published for the first time herewith. Einstein and Professor Hermanns knew too well Hitlers visionary goal which was to make men automatons and strict followers of Nazism. Unwilling to succumb to Nazism as well as fulfilling his desire to survive rather than becoming himself a victim of the Holocaust, Einstein fled to America, where he explored the nature of man and mans potential to achieve new heights as human beings. In his candid revelations, Einstein transcends physics and enters into a new sphere of humanismone of a single humanity based on dignity. The theme throughout the four conversations surrounds the issue against a recurrent Anti-Semitism, especially that conducted by the Nazi. |
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"Not too much more," I answered, "but I like the stories about it. A physicist told
your distinguished friend, Sir Arthur Eddington, 'You are one of the three men
who understand the theory of relativity.' He blushed, whereupon the physicist
said, ...
"Not too much more," I answered, "but I like the stories about it. A physicist told
your distinguished friend, Sir Arthur Eddington, 'You are one of the three men
who understand the theory of relativity.' He blushed, whereupon the physicist
said, ...
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Einstein apparendy wasn't offended by my attempt to convert him or my repeated
challenges to his theory, because he smiled. "My theory of relativity has nothing
to do with theology; it has never caused me to believe more or less in God.
Einstein apparendy wasn't offended by my attempt to convert him or my repeated
challenges to his theory, because he smiled. "My theory of relativity has nothing
to do with theology; it has never caused me to believe more or less in God.
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After a pause, Herbert took the opportunity to ask Einstein how one could best
explain his two theories of relativity. Einstein leaned back in his chair and, gazing
at the ceiling, said that for centuries people thought that if matter didn't exist, ...
After a pause, Herbert took the opportunity to ask Einstein how one could best
explain his two theories of relativity. Einstein leaned back in his chair and, gazing
at the ceiling, said that for centuries people thought that if matter didn't exist, ...
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Contents
Dedication | 1 |
The Second Conversation | 35 |
The Third Conversation | 77 |
Copyright | |
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