Einstein on Peace“Einstein was not only the ablest man of science of his generation, he was also a wise man, which is something different. If statesmen had listened to him, the course of human events would have been less disastrous than it has been.” This verdict, from the Preface by Bertrand Russell, sums up the importance of this first collection of Albert Einstein’s writings on war, peace, and the atom bomb. In this volume, thanks to the Estate of Albert Einstein, the complete story is told of how one of the greatest minds of modern times worked from 1914 until 1955 on the problem of peace. It is a fascinating record of a man’s courage, his sincerity, and his concern for those who survive him. This book is also a history of the peace movement in modern times. Here are letters to and from some of the most famous men of his generation, including the correspondence between Einstein and Sigmund Freud on aggression and war, and the true story of his famous letter to President Roosevelt reporting the theoretical possibility of nuclear fission. It is the living record of more than forty years of Einstein’s untiring struggle to mobilize forces all over the world for the abolition of war and the creation of a supranational organization to solve conflicts among nations. |
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Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. EINSTEIN ON PEACE EDITED BY OTTO NATHAN AND HEINZ NORDEN PREFACE BY BERTRAND RUSSELL TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION 5.
Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. EINSTEIN ON PEACE EDITED BY OTTO NATHAN AND HEINZ NORDEN PREFACE BY BERTRAND RUSSELL TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION 5.
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... Bertrand Russell the unique role Einstein had played in the fight against war, a fight which was now more crucial and urgent than ever before. It was then that I conceived of the project which is realized in this volume. Since Einstein ...
... Bertrand Russell the unique role Einstein had played in the fight against war, a fight which was now more crucial and urgent than ever before. It was then that I conceived of the project which is realized in this volume. Since Einstein ...
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... Bertrand Russell and a small group of scientists in a challenging call to humanity to recognize and appreciate the magnitude of the disaster which threatened. This was in April 1955. As has been mentioned, it was Einstein's last act ...
... Bertrand Russell and a small group of scientists in a challenging call to humanity to recognize and appreciate the magnitude of the disaster which threatened. This was in April 1955. As has been mentioned, it was Einstein's last act ...
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Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. not only a great scientist but a great man, a man whom it is good to have known and consoling to contemplate. BERTRAND RUSSELL CHAPTER ONE—THE REALITY OF WAR 1914-1918 IN THE SPRING of.
Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. not only a great scientist but a great man, a man whom it is good to have known and consoling to contemplate. BERTRAND RUSSELL CHAPTER ONE—THE REALITY OF WAR 1914-1918 IN THE SPRING of.
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... Bertrand Russell, Arthur Ponsonby, George Bernard Shaw, and Fenner Brockway, all of whom Einstein was to come to know in later years. But the Bund was faced with increasing difficulties; from the very beginning it had suffered from ...
... Bertrand Russell, Arthur Ponsonby, George Bernard Shaw, and Fenner Brockway, all of whom Einstein was to come to know in later years. But the Bund was faced with increasing difficulties; from the very beginning it had suffered from ...
Contents
CHAPTER SIXTHE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY | |
CHAPTER SEVENADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY | |
CHAPTER EIGHTARRIVAL IN AMERICA | |
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CHAPTER NINEBIRTH OF THE ATOMIC AGE 1939 | |
CHAPTER TENTHE SECOND WORLD WAR 19391945 | |
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