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. To join our mailing list for new titles or for issues with our books – arcolepublishing@gmail.com Or on Facebook Text originally published in 1960 under the same title. ©. This edition is published by Arcole ...
Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. To join our mailing list for new titles or for issues with our books – arcolepublishing@gmail.com Or on Facebook Text originally published in 1960 under the same title. ©. This edition is published by Arcole ...
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... geographical term—we shall endeavor to organize a League of Europeans. This league may then raise its voice and take action. We ourselves seek but to make the first move, to issue the challenge. If you are of one mind with us, if.
... geographical term—we shall endeavor to organize a League of Europeans. This league may then raise its voice and take action. We ourselves seek but to make the first move, to issue the challenge. If you are of one mind with us, if.
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... issue to you a call to reconstitute our brotherly union; but to make of it a new union firmly founded and more strongly built than that which previously existed. The war has disordered our ranks. Most of the intellectuals placed their ...
... issue to you a call to reconstitute our brotherly union; but to make of it a new union firmly founded and more strongly built than that which previously existed. The war has disordered our ranks. Most of the intellectuals placed their ...
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... issue of the German pacifist journal Die Friedenswarte.{56} He had considered it necessary to resign, he said, present power groups, against which the League was willing to. because the activities of the League of Nations had convinced ...
... issue of the German pacifist journal Die Friedenswarte.{56} He had considered it necessary to resign, he said, present power groups, against which the League was willing to. because the activities of the League of Nations had convinced ...
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... issue that might arise. I cannot tell you [Murray replied on June 6, 1924] with what pleasure I have received your most generous and friendly letter of the thirtieth of May. There is, of course, a certain delicacy in the situation, as ...
... issue that might arise. I cannot tell you [Murray replied on June 6, 1924] with what pleasure I have received your most generous and friendly letter of the thirtieth of May. There is, of course, a certain delicacy in the situation, as ...
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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