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Kenneth Ellman Reviews "Ideas and Opinions", of Albert Einstein. From Kenneth Ellman, ke@kennethellman.com, Box 18, Newton, New Jersey 07860. January 5, 2015. If you ask someone about Albert Einstein or his writings and work, you may get a discussion of Physics or the Special or General Theory of Relativity or Quantum Theory. That is not surprising and is certainly the challenge of understanding and enlightenment offered by his mind to our world. All such subjects are touched on in this book. However some of those to whom you seek to share ideas may be unaware of the other extensive comments and writings of Albert Einstein where he would state his beliefs on matters not directly connected with Physics. This short simple book, Ideas and Opinions, which I have owned and given away for many years, was first published in 1954 by Crown Publishers and again published by Wing Books whose edition and page numbers I refer to in this review. In part it is based upon but not limited to Mein Weltbild. This book has the assistance of Helen Dukas the long time secretary to Albert Einstein and Sonja Bargmann who provided translations and editing. This is a short 377 page collection which makes the material very accessible. That is one of the reasons I recommend it.
There are a great many other valuable books connected with Albert Einstein such as “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein” and “General Relativity, An Einstein Centenary Survey” by Hawking and Israel. I could go on for a long time about books of Einstein, and some who seek exposure to Albert Einstein may find it daunting where to begin. I tell you that it does not matter where you begin or particularly which book you choose as long as you keep at it to learn as much from his so many writings on so many subjects.Read more ›
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Everyone seems so impressed, maybe because of the author's name. I just had to read it. However, I came away disappointed. I don't really see any new insights here, nothing to disagree with, but mostly the same ordinary "humanist" soft, feel-good, philosophy.
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A delightful look into the mind of one of our times most profound geniuses. Shows a side of Einstein few knew about. A very insightful and compassionate man. The theory and equation explanations are surprisingly easy to follow as well. I definitely recommend this book.
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I bought this for my father who has shown interest in Einstein's theories. He says he has been enjoying the read because the collection of essays are rather short so he can take a break between the heavy words. He also says the philosophy section, without having a philosophy background, is very challenging even as it is enjoyable to read.
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