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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... possible that this antipathy came to exist or grew more powerful because of his labors as a scientist? So far as could be established, he publicly expressed pacifist beliefs for the first time after the outbreak of war in 1914. Einstein ...
... possible that this antipathy came to exist or grew more powerful because of his labors as a scientist? So far as could be established, he publicly expressed pacifist beliefs for the first time after the outbreak of war in 1914. Einstein ...
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... possible, during the war, to write his most important scientific work. I ask him whether he voices his ideas to his German friends and whether he discusses them with them. He says no. He limits himself to putting questions to them, in ...
... possible, during the war, to write his most important scientific work. I ask him whether he voices his ideas to his German friends and whether he discusses them with them. He says no. He limits himself to putting questions to them, in ...
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... possible to talk peace openly in Germany. In reply to a letter from an academic correspondent, Einstein wrote on February 24, 1918: I greatly admire your versatility and entertaining style although your ostentatious Teutonic muscle ...
... possible to talk peace openly in Germany. In reply to a letter from an academic correspondent, Einstein wrote on February 24, 1918: I greatly admire your versatility and entertaining style although your ostentatious Teutonic muscle ...
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... possible, from abroad; the findings are to be published in this country. Besides myself, the commission consists of five people for whose absolute integrity and fairness I can vouch. In order to gain access, as a starting point, to ...
... possible, from abroad; the findings are to be published in this country. Besides myself, the commission consists of five people for whose absolute integrity and fairness I can vouch. In order to gain access, as a starting point, to ...
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... possible only when all armies and all forms of compulsory military service are abolished. As a beginning, it would be most helpful if prominent citizens were to advocate the principle of refusing military service. To the World Peace ...
... possible only when all armies and all forms of compulsory military service are abolished. As a beginning, it would be most helpful if prominent citizens were to advocate the principle of refusing military service. To the World Peace ...
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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