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'''Albert Einstein''' (1879–1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity.   
 
'''Albert Einstein''' (1879–1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity.   
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==Writings==
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(in German unless noted otherwise)
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===Books===
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* [[Media:A._Einstein_(auth.)_Aether_und_Relativitaetstheorie_1920.pdf|''Aether und Relativitaetstheorie'']], Berlin: Julius Springer, 1920. {{de}}
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* ''Geometrie und Erfahrung'', Berlin: Springer, 1921. {{de}}
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* [[Media:PROFESSOR_ALBERT_EINSTEIN_About_Zionism._Speeches_and_Letters_1931.pdf|''About Zionism. Speeches and Letters'']], MacMillan, 1931. {{en}}
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* ''On the Method of Theoretical Psysics'', Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933. {{en}}
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* ''Mein Welbild'', Amsterdam: Querido, 1934. {{de}}
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* [[Media:Einstein_Albert_Comment_je_vois_le_monde_1934.pdf|''Comment je vois le monde'']], trans. Colonel Cros, Paris: Flammarion, 1934. {{fr}}
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* ''Out of My Later Years'', New York: Philosophical Library, 1950. {{en}}
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** ''Aus meinen spater Jahren'', Stuttgard: Deutsche Verlag-Anstalt, 1984. {{de}}
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* ''Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement'', Dover publications, 1956. {{en}}
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* with Leopold Infeld, ''Evolution of Physics'', Touchstone, 1967. {{en}}
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* [[Media:Albert_Einstein_Ausgew%C3%A4hlte_Texte_1986.pdf|''Ausgewählte Texte'']], ed. Hans Christian Meiser, 1986. {{de}}
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* ''Grundzüge der Relativitätstheorie''/ ''Meaning of relativity'', Berlin: Springer, 2002, 2009. {{de}}
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* ''A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein'', ed. Stephen Hawking, Running Press, 2009. {{en}}
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* ''The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein'', 14 vols., Princeton University Press, 1987-2015. [http://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu] {{en}}
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* ''The Meaning of Relativity: Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field'', intro. Brian Greene, Princeton University Press, 2014. [http://press.princeton.edu/titles/484.html] {{en}}
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; Correspondence
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* ''The Born Einstein Letters'', trans. Irene Born, Macmillan Press, 1971, [https://archive.org/details/TheBornEinsteinLetters IA]. {{en}}
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; Translations into Romanian
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* [[Media:Albert_Einstein-Teoria_relativitatii-Humanitas_1992.pdf|''Teoria relativităţii, o expunere elementară'']], trans. I. Pârvu, Bucharest: Humanitas, 1992.
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* [[Media:Albert_Einstein_Cum_vad_eu_lumea_1992.pdf|''Cum văd eu lumea. O Antologie'']], trans. M. Flonta and I. Pârvu, Bucharest: Humanitas, 1992.
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* [[Media:Einstein_Albert_Cum_vad_eu_lumea_2nd_ed_2000.pdf|''Cum vãd eu lumea; teoria relativităţii pe înţelesul tuturor'']], trans. M. Flonta, I. Pârvu and D. Stoianovici, 1996; 2nd ed., Bucharest: Humanitas, 2000.
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* ''Teoria relativităţii pe înţelesul tuturor'', trans. Ilie Pârvu, Bucharest: Humanitas, 2005, 2006.
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===Articles===
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* [[Media:Einstein_A._On_the_Electrodynamics_of_Moving_Bodies_1905.pdf|"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"]], 30 June 1905.
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===Bibliography===
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scientific_publications_by_Albert_Einstein On Wikipedia]
  
 
==Literature==
 
==Literature==
;Articles by Einstein
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* Barry Parker, ''Einstein's Dream: The Search For A Unified Theory Of The Universe'', 2001. [http://www.barryparkerbooks.com/einstein_s_dream__the_search_for_a_unified_theory_of_the_universe_26747.htm]
* [[Media:Einstein_A._On_the_Electrodynamics_of_Moving_Bodies_1905.pdf|''On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies'']], June 30, 1905
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* Abraham Pais, ''Subtle is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein'', Oxford University Press, 2005.
* [[Media:A._Einstein_(auth.)_Aether_und_Relativitaetstheorie_1920.pdf|''Aether und Relativitaetstheorie'']], Berlin, Julius Springer, 1920
 
;Books by Einstein
 
* [[Media:PROFESSOR_ALBERT_EINSTEIN_About_Zionism._Speeches_and_Letters_1931.pdf|''About Zionism. Speeches and Letters'']], MacMillan, 1931 (English transl.)
 
* ''Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement'', Dover publications, 1956
 
* with Leopold Infeld, ''Evolution of physics'', Touchstone, 1967
 
* [[Media:Albert_Einstein_Ausgew%C3%A4hlte_Texte_1986.pdf|''Ausgewählte Texte'']], Herausgegeben von Hans Christian Meiser, 1986 (German)
 
* [[Media:Albert_Einstein-Teoria_relativitatii-Humanitas_1992.pdf|''Teoria relativităţii, o expunere elementară'']], trans. by I. Pârvu, Humanitas Publishing House, Bucuresti, 1992
 
* [[Media:Albert_Einstein_Cum_vad_eu_lumea_1992.pdf|''Cum văd eu lumea'']], transl. by M. Flonta si I. Pârvu,  Humanitas Publishing House, Bucuresti, 1992
 
; Books about Einstein
 
* Abraham Pais ''Subtle is the Lord: the science and the life of Albert Einstein'', Oxford University Press, 2005
 
* Don McLeese, Albert Einstein [Bilingual ed.], Rourke Publications, 2005
 
* Stephen Hawking, ''A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein'', Running Press, 2009
 
  
==External links==
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==Links==
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein Einstein at Wikipedia]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein Einstein at Wikipedia]
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* [http://www.einstein-online.info/ Einstein online]
 
* http://cdm.itg.ias.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/coll8
 
* http://cdm.itg.ias.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/coll8

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Einstein's official 1921 portrait made after receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Born March 14, 1879(1879-03-14)
Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died April 18, 1955(1955-04-18) (aged 76)
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Albert Einstein in fuzzy slippers.jpg

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity.

Writings[edit]

(in German unless noted otherwise)

Books[edit]

  • Aether und Relativitaetstheorie, Berlin: Julius Springer, 1920. (German)
  • Geometrie und Erfahrung, Berlin: Springer, 1921. (German)
  • About Zionism. Speeches and Letters, MacMillan, 1931. (English)
  • On the Method of Theoretical Psysics, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933. (English)
  • Mein Welbild, Amsterdam: Querido, 1934. (German)
  • Comment je vois le monde, trans. Colonel Cros, Paris: Flammarion, 1934. (French)
  • Out of My Later Years, New York: Philosophical Library, 1950. (English)
    • Aus meinen spater Jahren, Stuttgard: Deutsche Verlag-Anstalt, 1984. (German)
  • Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement, Dover publications, 1956. (English)
  • with Leopold Infeld, Evolution of Physics, Touchstone, 1967. (English)
  • Ausgewählte Texte, ed. Hans Christian Meiser, 1986. (German)
  • Grundzüge der Relativitätstheorie/ Meaning of relativity, Berlin: Springer, 2002, 2009. (German)
  • A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein, ed. Stephen Hawking, Running Press, 2009. (English)
  • The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, 14 vols., Princeton University Press, 1987-2015. [1] (English)
  • The Meaning of Relativity: Including the Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric Field, intro. Brian Greene, Princeton University Press, 2014. [2] (English)
Correspondence
  • The Born Einstein Letters, trans. Irene Born, Macmillan Press, 1971, IA. (English)
Translations into Romanian

Articles[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

Literature[edit]

  • Barry Parker, Einstein's Dream: The Search For A Unified Theory Of The Universe, 2001. [3]
  • Abraham Pais, Subtle is the Lord: The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein, Oxford University Press, 2005.

Links[edit]