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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... RESISTANCE I —1928-1931 78 CHAPTER FIVE—WAR RESISTANCE II — 1931-1932 106 CHAPTER SIX—THE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY — 1932-1933 134 CHAPTER SEVEN—ADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY OF MILITARY PREPAREDNESS. DEPARTURE FROM EUROPE — 1933 167 ...
... RESISTANCE I —1928-1931 78 CHAPTER FIVE—WAR RESISTANCE II — 1931-1932 106 CHAPTER SIX—THE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY — 1932-1933 134 CHAPTER SEVEN—ADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY OF MILITARY PREPAREDNESS. DEPARTURE FROM EUROPE — 1933 167 ...
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... resistance which he had so passionately promoted in the preceding years. He then came under particularly severe attack by the pacifist movement; but he himself never felt that he had forsaken the cause of pacifism, and continued to ...
... resistance which he had so passionately promoted in the preceding years. He then came under particularly severe attack by the pacifist movement; but he himself never felt that he had forsaken the cause of pacifism, and continued to ...
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... resistance and atomic energy, Einstein acted from what he believed was a realistic appraisal of the forces which were marshaled for evil and destruction. He did not feel that the nakedness and peacefulness of unarmed nations would deter ...
... resistance and atomic energy, Einstein acted from what he believed was a realistic appraisal of the forces which were marshaled for evil and destruction. He did not feel that the nakedness and peacefulness of unarmed nations would deter ...
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... resistance. Let this experience, at least, be a lesson for us in the future! First of all, let us point out the disasters that have resulted from the almost complete abdication of intelligence throughout the world, and from its ...
... resistance. Let this experience, at least, be a lesson for us in the future! First of all, let us point out the disasters that have resulted from the almost complete abdication of intelligence throughout the world, and from its ...
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... resistance. I understand the resentment over the famous Manifesto of the ninety-three, which, by the way, was drafted by Hermann Sudermann, the novelist and playwright. One day, while sitting beside him, I expressed myself about the ...
... resistance. I understand the resentment over the famous Manifesto of the ninety-three, which, by the way, was drafted by Hermann Sudermann, the novelist and playwright. One day, while sitting beside him, I expressed myself about the ...
Contents
CHAPTER FOURWAR RESISTANCE I 19281931 78 | |
CHAPTER FIVEWAR RESISTANCE II 19311932 106 | |
CHAPTER SIXTHE EVE OF FASCISM IN GERMANY | |
CHAPTER SEVENADVENT OF NAZISM AND ADVOCACY | |
CHAPTER EIGHTARRIVAL IN AMERICA | |
188 | |
CHAPTER NINEBIRTH OF THE ATOMIC AGE 1939 | |
CHAPTER TENTHE SECOND WORLD WAR 19391945 | |
236 | |
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