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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... conferences organized by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay. These “Solvay Congresses” were now to be resumed, and on July 15, 1923, Lorentz had sounded out Einstein on the question of whether he wished to be invited. On August 16 ...
... conferences organized by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay. These “Solvay Congresses” were now to be resumed, and on July 15, 1923, Lorentz had sounded out Einstein on the question of whether he wished to be invited. On August 16 ...
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... Conference. I fully concur in this view and believe, further, that Germany ought not attach any conditions or reservations to her entry into the League. Confidence begets confidence, and without confidence fruitful cooperation will not ...
... Conference. I fully concur in this view and believe, further, that Germany ought not attach any conditions or reservations to her entry into the League. Confidence begets confidence, and without confidence fruitful cooperation will not ...
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... conference on gas warfare to be held in Geneva simultaneously with a meeting of the League of Nations Disarmament Commission. Einstein declined the invitation but, on January 4, 1928, sent a statement to the Women's International League ...
... conference on gas warfare to be held in Geneva simultaneously with a meeting of the League of Nations Disarmament Commission. Einstein declined the invitation but, on January 4, 1928, sent a statement to the Women's International League ...
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... Conference of 1907. Einstein's contribution (of December 26, 1928) to the first issue was in reply to a request{78} that he answer the following question: What institutions should actually be created to assure that the peaceful ...
... Conference of 1907. Einstein's contribution (of December 26, 1928) to the first issue was in reply to a request{78} that he answer the following question: What institutions should actually be created to assure that the peaceful ...
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... Conference on Modern Methods of Warfare and the Protection of Civil Populations which met in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on January 4-6, 1929. Three hundred people attended, and papers were delivered by authorities from Germany, Sweden ...
... Conference on Modern Methods of Warfare and the Protection of Civil Populations which met in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on January 4-6, 1929. Three hundred people attended, and papers were delivered by authorities from Germany, Sweden ...
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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