A marvelously annotated and illustrated edition of Einstein’s South America travel diaryIn the spring of 1925, Albert Einstein embarked on an extensive lecture tour of Argentina before continuing on to Uruguay and Brazil. In his travel diary, the preeminent scientist and humanitarian icon recorded his immediate impressions and broader reflections on the people he encountered and the locations he visited. Some of the most confounding passages reveal his uncensored views on his host nations. This edition makes available the complete journal Einstein kept on his three-month journey.In these remarkable pages, Einstein enthuses about the stunning vistas of lush vegetation in Rio de Janeiro. His flight in the skies over Buenos Aires thrills him, and he enjoys the cozy atmosphere of Montevideo. He expresses genuine admiration for the Uruguayans, harsh condescension toward the Argentinians, and ambivalent affection for the Brazilians. The illustrious visitor seeks calm refuge on the long ocean voyages, far from the madding crowds of Europe, but the grueling lecture schedule and the adoration of the local masses exhaust him.This edition features stunning facsimiles of the diary’s pages accompanied by an English translation, an extensive historical introduction, numerous illustrations, and editorial annotations. Supplementary materials include letters, postcards, statements, and speeches as well as a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
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"[Intimate] and captivating."---Meg Nola, Foreword Reviews
“Albert Einstein is a symbol of the twentieth century and remains the world’s best-known scientist. Rosenkranz traces a different aspect, revealing Einstein’s human side and sometimes limited perspectives during his travels in South America. This accessible book offers a valuable glimpse into Einstein’s personality and worldview and is sure to engage readers of all kinds.”—Alfredo Tolmasquim, Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins“Admirers of Ze'ev Rosenkranz’s edition of Einstein’s 1922–23 travel diaries will relish this 1925 follow-up. With profound research and elegant intuition, Rosenkranz analyzes Einstein’s ambivalence toward South America, including anti-pacifist Germans in Argentina: ‘To them I’m a stinking flower, yet they stick me back into their button hole over and over.’”—Andrew Robinson, author of Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist
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ISBN
9780691201023
Publisert
2023-01-10
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Princeton University Press
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206 mm
Bredde
165 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Engelsk
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Ze’ev Rosenkranz is senior editor and assistant director of the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology. Previously, he was the Bern Dibner Curator of the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922–1923 (Princeton). He lives in Pasadena, California.