Einstein's Jewish science : physics at the intersection of politics and religion / Steven Gimbel

Publication | Library Call Number: QC173.55 .G55 2012

Format: Book
Author/Creator: Gimbel, Steven, 1968-
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index
Language: English

Physical Description: viii, 245 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Introduction : Einstein's Jewish science
Is Einstein a Jew?
Is relativity pregnant with Jewish concepts?
Why did a Jew formulate the theory of relativity?
Is the theory of relativity political science or scientific politics?
Did relativity influence the Jewish intelligentsia?
Einstein's liberal science?
Conclusion : Einstein's cosmopolitan science.
ISBN: 1421405547
9781421405544 (hbk. : alk. paper)
142140575X (ebook)
9781421405759 (ebook)
1421411822
9781421411828
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.
Subjects: Relativity (Physics)--Philosophy.
Jewish Science.
Einstein, Albert,--1879-1955--Philosophy.
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