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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... society—could not be realized. The existence of military institutions, the training of youth to serve as unthinking tools for the most flagrantly asocial purposes, the demoralizing effect of war preparations upon civilian life— Einstein ...
... society—could not be realized. The existence of military institutions, the training of youth to serve as unthinking tools for the most flagrantly asocial purposes, the demoralizing effect of war preparations upon civilian life— Einstein ...
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... society. And, finally, he was a socialist because he was convinced that, under socialism, there was a greater possibility of attaining the maximum degree of individual freedom compatible with the public welfare than under any other ...
... society. And, finally, he was a socialist because he was convinced that, under socialism, there was a greater possibility of attaining the maximum degree of individual freedom compatible with the public welfare than under any other ...
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... society. It was this fear of concentrated power and the ambitions and drives to which such power might give rise that made it impossible for Einstein to hope that socialism would be a guarantee against war. He did not share the belief ...
... society. It was this fear of concentrated power and the ambitions and drives to which such power might give rise that made it impossible for Einstein to hope that socialism would be a guarantee against war. He did not share the belief ...
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... society as a whole. He felt a deep responsibility to lend his efforts and influence whenever he hoped they might prove effective. He was ready, at any hour, to interrupt his scientific work, which mentally absorbed him even while he was ...
... society as a whole. He felt a deep responsibility to lend his efforts and influence whenever he hoped they might prove effective. He was ready, at any hour, to interrupt his scientific work, which mentally absorbed him even while he was ...
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... Society for the Development of the Sciences (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften), one of the top research organizations in Europe. He had also been elected a member of the famous Royal Prussian Academy of ...
... Society for the Development of the Sciences (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften), one of the top research organizations in Europe. He had also been elected a member of the famous Royal Prussian Academy of ...
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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