Einstein on Einstein
New perspectives on the iconic physicist's scientific and philosophical formation At the end of World War II, Albert Einstein was invited to write his intellectual autobiography for the Library of Living Philosophers. The resulting book was his un...
Friedrich Hayek
Friedrich August von Hayek, a reserved Austrian economist, died in 1992. Though largely unrecognized during his lifetime, he is today regarded as a visionary. In 1944, in the wake of the great Depression and with the political left on the ascendan...
Einstein
Einstein
Einstein
Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion, playfulness, and wit of the private figure "A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before."--Robert Jast...
Einstein
The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs¿and Benjamin Franklin. **Now the basis of¿Genius,¿the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starri...
Einstein
Much has been written about Albert Einstein, technical and biographical, but very little remains as valuable as this unique hybrid of a book written by Einstein's colleague and contemporary. Both rich in personal insights and grounded in a deep kn...
Einstein
Separating man from genius, Einstein offers a startling new portrait of the iconic physicist. Wild-haired eccentric, revolutionary scientist, peace activist, Albert Einstein is well established in the popular imagination. He is celebrated for his ...
Einstein
A narrative portrait based on the complete body of Einstein's papers offers insight into how the iconic thinker's mind worked as well as his contributions to science, in an account that describes his two marriages, his receipt of the Nobel Prize, and the influence of his discoveries on his personal views about morality, politics, and tolerance. Reprint. 250,000 first printing.
Einstein
Einstein
Einstein
Time is relative Award-winning, illustrator Torben Kuhlmann's?brilliant new book bends time and imagination When an inventive mouse misses the biggest cheese festival the world has ever seen, he's determined to turn back the clock. But what is time, and can it be influenced? With the help of a mouse clockmaker, a lot of inventiveness, and the notes of a certain famous Swiss physicist he succeeds in traveling back in time. But when he misses his goal by eighty years, the only one who can help is an employee of the Swiss Patent Office, who turned our concept of space and time upside down. From the creator of Lindbergh-The Tale of a Flying Mouse, Moletown, Armstrong - The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon, and Edison - The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure comes Einstein. Torben Kuhlmann, in his fourth mouse adventure, explores the question: Suppose Albert Einstein's famous theories first came into being through an encounter with a little mouse. Praise for Edison--The
Einstein
NOW AMAJOR SERIES GENIUS ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSHEinstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinar...
Einstein
E = mc(2) . A world-changing equation and a wild head of hair are all most of us know about one of history's greatest minds, despite his being a household name in his lifetime and an icon in ours. But while the broad outlines of what Einstein did ...
Einstein
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility ...The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle." --Albert Einstein, 1936 Albert Einstein's universal appeal is only partially explained by his brilliant work in physics, as A...
Einstein
A revealing new portrait of Albert Einstein, the world's first scientific "superstar" The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science was everything. But in actuality, the brilliant inn...
Einstein
Dieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte eines genialen Wissenschaftlers - und schildert zugleich eine ganze Epoche. Beschrieben wird das Leben und Wirken eines Mannes, der unser aller Weltbild revolutionerte. Und gefragt wird nach dem Menschen Ei...
Einstein
Albert Einstein is an icon of the twentieth century. Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, he is most famous for his theory of relativity, which is considered the founding principle of modern physics. He also made enormous contributions to quantum mechan...
Einstein
NOW A MAJOR SERIES 'GENIUS' ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSHEinstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius. He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe that he discovered. Einstein's success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a worldview based on respect for free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of imagination and wisdom to transform our understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the key figures of the twentieth century. This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius.Praise for EINSTEIN by Walter Isaacson:- 'YOU REALLY MUST READ THIS.' Sunday Times 'As pithy as Einstein himself.' New Scientist '[A] brilliant biography, rich with newly available archival material.' Literary Review 'Beautifully written, it renders the physics understandable.' Sunday Telegraph 'Isaacson is excellent at explaining the science. ' Daily Express
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein Celebration
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein Celebration [DVD]
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein Celebration
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein Celebration [Blu-ray]
Bernstein Leonard: A Bernstein Story
Bernstein Leonard: A Bernstein Story [CD]
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein At 100
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein At 100 [Blu-ray]
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein At 100
Bernstein Leonard: Bernstein At 100 [DVD]
Bernstein: Mass
Under invigningsceremonin av Lincoln Center i New York 1962 gav en genomsvettig Leonard Bernstein, efter det han dirigerat Gustav Mahlers åttonde symfoni, presidenthustrun Jacqueline Kennedy en spontan kyss. Händelsen televiserades över hela USA och väckte enorma reaktioner. Mötet mellan två av den tidens största ikoner, båda förknippade med en ny tids liberala politiska idéer, ansågs vara skandalartat och smaklöst". Men relationen dem emellan höll i sig och till invigningen av musikteaterkomplexet Kennedy Center i Washington år 1971 hade Jacqueline Kennedy beställt ett helaftonsverk av Bernstein. Ett två timmar långt skådespel baserat på den katolska mässan som vid premiären ansågs så komprometterat av liberalt fritänkande och estetisk normupplösning att den då sittande presidenten Richard Nixon inte vågade närvara. En "mässa" som kan liknas vid en förvildad gatuteater och som av New York Times fruktade konservative kritiker Harold Schoenberg efter premiären jämfördes med något så osmakligt som en "stek tillagad i jordnötssmör och marshmallows". Ja, Leonard Bernsteins "Mass" är ett oformligt verk med tusen svaga punkter men också därför så oerhört levande. En musikteater där rit blir show och där han ställer hela sin tids förvirringar och skälvande tvivel på scen. Och skakar om tills nästan ingenting alls återstår. Ända in i den skrämmande känslan av att vara "ingen som kan bli vad som helst". En mässa som rasar av frustration och uppror till och med i sina mest stillsamma meditationer. I dirigenten Marin Alsops nya inspelning (som är den fjärde sedan Bernsteins egen) tycker jag att man för första gången hör detta verks enorma potential. Hur dess kast mellan konstmusik och gospel, jazz, blues och rock inte är ett uttryck för en coolt postmodern attityd utan är orsakat av ett akut behov av att sätta en hel horisont i rörelse. Tills allting går sönder - som det gör i den oerhörda scenen mot slutet då altaret välter och sakramenten krossas mot golvet och officianten vänder sig till publiken: "Haven't you ever seen an accident before??...?How easily things get quiet?...?God is very ill?...?We must?...?all be very still?...?His voice?...?has grown so small?...?Almost?...?not there at all?..." Men det som framför allt skapar skillnaden hos denna inspelning är just officianten som görs av barytonen Jubilant Sykes. En sångare som rör sig med ett kattdjurs smidighet mellan de vokala stilarna och som med en Shakespearenarrs register förskjuter frågan om en tro på en Gud är möjlig eller inte. Och som redan i sin första bekännelse griper tag i en när han drömmer om att vara fullt närvarande i sig själv och älska fullt ut - utan att förstöra. Javisst är det vackert att tänka att all denna nästan anstötliga uppriktighet i Leonard Bernsteins "Mass" kanske började med en spontan och svettig men ack så förbjuden kyss."(Dagens Nyheter)
Bernstein: Mass
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Basil Bernstein
Basil Bernstein: The Thinker and the Field provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Basil Bernstein, demonstrating his distinctive contribution to social theory by locating it within the historical context of the development of the soc...
Basil Bernstein
Basil Bernstein: The Thinker and the Field provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Basil Bernstein, demonstrating his distinctive contribution to social theory by locating it within the historical context of the development of the soc...
Leonard Bernstein
Composer, pianist, author, television teacher, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon, humanist and conductor without peer, Leonard Bernstein's versatility was legendary. He captivated Broadway with such hits as On the Town and West Side Story a...
Leonard Bernstein
Composer, pianist, author, television teacher, Harvard lecturer, cultural icon, humanist and conductor without peer, Leonard Bernstein's versatility was legendary. With exclusive access to Bernstein's rich legacy of letters and papers, the author ...
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography and research guide on this popular American composer and conductor. It includes annotations on Bernstein's writings, performances, educational work, and major seconda...
Leonard Bernstein
For fans of Bradley Cooper's film Maestro, an appreciation that gives Bernstein his due as composer as well as conductor ¿ Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. His creative gifts knew no boundaries a...
Leonard Bernstein
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fresh appreciation of the great musical figure that gives him his due as composer as well as conductor "Luscious slices from the massive cake that was the life of the great pianist, composer, c...
Leonard Bernstein
From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. In this fresh and revealing biography of Bernstein's political life, Barry Seldes examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of ...
