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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... [Professor Erwin F. Freundlich of the Royal Observatory at Potsdam, Germany] will become a prisoner of war in Russia instead of being able there to observe the eclipse of the sun. I am worried about him. Einstein's second letter to ...
... [Professor Erwin F. Freundlich of the Royal Observatory at Potsdam, Germany] will become a prisoner of war in Russia instead of being able there to observe the eclipse of the sun. I am worried about him. Einstein's second letter to ...
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Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. March 21, 1915, Walther Schücking, Professor of International Law, observed: Also among those present was Professor Einstein, whose name I heard mentioned for the first time. His discovery of a law on the ...
Albert Einstein Otto Nathan. March 21, 1915, Walther Schücking, Professor of International Law, observed: Also among those present was Professor Einstein, whose name I heard mentioned for the first time. His discovery of a law on the ...
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... Professor?” I asked anxiously. Einstein looked at me, raised his right fist, and replied; “This will govern!” The most important action taken by the Bund during this early period was participation in an international meeting at The ...
... Professor?” I asked anxiously. Einstein looked at me, raised his right fist, and replied; “This will govern!” The most important action taken by the Bund during this early period was participation in an international meeting at The ...
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... Professor of Forensic Medicine in Zürich, should Rolland either have need of someone familiar with conditions in Switzerland or simply wish to talk with “a refreshing, sincere person.” Rolland replied immediately, on March 28, 1915,{12} ...
... Professor of Forensic Medicine in Zürich, should Rolland either have need of someone familiar with conditions in Switzerland or simply wish to talk with “a refreshing, sincere person.” Rolland replied immediately, on March 28, 1915,{12} ...
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... professor in Potsdam, Germany, he wrote on August 17, 1919: ...I was not among the authors who drafted the appeal. Being only too well aware of the bitterness prevalent in the various countries, I do not believe that such efforts toward ...
... professor in Potsdam, Germany, he wrote on August 17, 1919: ...I was not among the authors who drafted the appeal. Being only too well aware of the bitterness prevalent in the various countries, I do not believe that such efforts toward ...
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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