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1949réf. 32820624Original yellow cloth. Near fine dust jacket supplied from another copy. Early typed slip stating "Professor Albert Einstein / Princeton New Jersey 1950" mounted to top of front free endpaper. Light soiling. Very good Signed and dated 1950 by Albert Einstein on the front free endpaper. This is the English translation of Einstein's Mein Weltbild first published in German in 1934 and then in English as The World As I See Itin the same year. This abridged edition of 1949 omits the scientific essays preserving the extensive essays concerning philosophy religion Judaism economics current events government politics war and peace. Philosophical Library hardcover
réf. H3997Berlin Akademie der Wissenschaften 1924-1925 In: Sitzungsberichte der Königl.Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften 2 Bände 1924 und 1925. 4to. S.261-267; S.3-25; S.414-419. Anbei u.a.: Schrödinger E.: Über die statistische Entropiedefinition beim idealen Gas. S.434-441; Planck Max: Zur Frage der Quantelung einatomiger Gase. S.49-56. Halbleinenband der Zeit leicht berieben Bibl.-Nr.am Rücken Original-Broschur miteingebunden unaufgeschnitten gutes Exemplar. unknown
1917réf. 1127481917. Rare large etching of Albert Einstein done by well-known artist Erich Buttner. Signed by both Einstein and Buttner. In fine condition. Double matted and framed the entire piece measures 12.25 inches by 15 inches. An exceptional piece. In the 1920s he created a series of portraits of his friends and fellow artists including Lovis Corinth George Grosz Arno Holz and Heinrich Zille. He produced a very fine book of exlibris bookplates in Berlin 1921. This book contains the exlibris of Albert Einstein 1917 probably Einstein's only bookplate. The etching measures 12.5 inches by 9.5 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.75 inches by 15.75 inches. Hermann Struck was a German Jewish artist known for his etchings. In 1908 Struck published "Die Kunst des Radierens" "The Art of Etching" which became a seminal work on the subject. His students included Marc Chagall Lovis Corinth Jacob Steinhardt Lesser Ury and Max Liebermann. Struck did commissioned portraits of Albert Einstein Ibsen Nietzsche Freud Herzl Oscar Wilde among others. unknown books
1922réf. 692L1Berlin: Akademie der Wissenchaften 1922-38. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7.5". None. A scarce complete run of the Akademie der Wissenschaften's publications from the year 1922-38 which contain twenty-six first editions of Einstein's lectures held at the Prussian Academy 1922-38. Containing 26 first editions of Einstein's lectures held at the Prussian Academy 1922-38 some library ink stamps some toning occasional fraying and one or two closed tears bound with original printed wrappers uniform cloth spines slightly faded and with remnants of paper labels at foot large 8vo Comprising of the following works by Einstein: 1. Zur Theorie der Lichtfortpflanzung in dispergierenden Medien 1922 pp. 18-22; 2. Bemerkung zu der Abhandlung von E. Trefftz: Das statische Gravitationsfeld zweier Massenpunkte in der Einsteinschen Theorie 1922 pp. 448-449; 3. Zur allemeinen Relativitätstheorie 1923 pp. 32-38; 4. Bemerkung zu meiner Arbeit "Zur allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie" 1923 pp. 76-77; 5. Zur affinen Feldtheorie 1923 pp. 137-140; 6. Bietet die Feldtheorie Moeglichkeiten fuer die Loesung des Quantenproblems 1923 pp. 359-364; 7. Quantentheorie des einatomigen idealen Gases 1924 pp. 261-267; 8. Quantentheorie des einatomigen idealen Gases. Zweite Abhandlung 1925 pp. 3-25; 9. Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität 1925 pp.414-419; 10. Über die Interferenzeigenschaften des durch Kanalstrahlen emittierten Lichtes 1926 pp. 334-340; 11. With J. Grommer: Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie und Bewegungsgesetz 1927 pp.2-13; 12. Zu Kaluzas Theorie des Zusammenhanges von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Erste Mitteilung 1927 pp. 23-25; 13. Zu Kaluzas Theorie des Zusammenhanges von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Zweite Mitteilung 1927 pp. 26-30; 14. Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie und Bewegungsgesetz 1927 pp. 235-245; 15. Reimann-Geometrie mit Aufrechterhaltung des Begriffes des Fernparallelis-mus 1928 pp. 217-221; 16. Neue Möglichkeit für Eine Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität 1928 pp. 224-227; 17. Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie 1929 pp. 2-7; 18. Einheitlichen Feldtheorie 1929 pp. 2-7; 19. Die Kompatabilität der Feldgleichungen in der einheitlichen Feldtheorie 1930 pp. 18-23; 20. With Walter. Mayer: Zwei Strenge Statische Losungen der Feldgleichungen der Einheitlichen Feldtheorie 1930 pp. 110-120; 21. Zur Theorie der Raeume mit Riemann-Metrik und Fernparallelismus 1930 pp. 401-402; 22. Die Kompatibilitaet der Feldgleichungen in der einheitlichen Feldtheorie 1930 pp. 18-23; 23. Zum Kosmologischen Problem der allgemeinen Relativitaetstheorie 1931 pp. 235-237; 24. Systematische Untersuchung über kompatible Feldgleichungen welche in einem Riemannschen Raume mit Fern-Parallelismus gesetzt werden können 1931 pp. 257-265; 25. Einheitliche Theorie von Gravitation und Elektrizitaet 2. Abhandlung 1932 pp. 130-137; 26. Semi-Vektoren und Spinoren 1932 pp. 522-550. Einstein is known for developing the theory of relativity which is one of the two pillars of modern physics. His work greatly influenced the philosophy of science and for producing the world's most famous equation 'E= mc2'. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his services to theoretical physics and for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. The papers to this work include Einstein's papers on Bose-Einstein condensation the phenomenon that causes bosons to become a superfluid at low temperatures. There is also Einstein's two part commentary on Kaluza's theory involving field equations in five-dimensional space. These papers are from the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences which was first established in 1700. In uniform full cloth bindings. With the original paper wraps bound in. Externally all volumes are very smart. Light fading to the spine. Light shelfwear to the joints. Small split to the front joint of 1929 volume. A few marks to the tail of spines with evidence of library label removal. Internally all volumes are firmly bound. Institutional stamp to the verso of original wraps bound in for the Bodleian Library with their cancellation stamps. Repair to the front wrap of 1928 wrap. Minor chips to the occasional extremity. Pages are slightly age toned to edges due to paper used. Otherwise pages are very clean. Very Good Indeed Akademie der Wissenchaften hardcover
1924réf. 78904London: Methuen & Company 1924. First edition of this classic account of Born's analysis and interpretation of Einstein's theory of relativity. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Max Born on the verso of the frontispiece. Translated by Henry L. Brose. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are uncommon signed examples rare. Einstein's Theory of Relativity is a book in which one great mind explains the work of another great mind in terms comprehensible to the layman is a significant achievement. This is such a book. Max Born was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954 and was one of the world's great physicists: in this work he analyzes and interprets the theory of Einsteinian relativity. The result is undoubtedly the most lucid and insightful of all the books that have been written to explain the revolutionary theory that marked the end of the classical and the beginning of the modern era of physics. Born follows a quasi-historical method of presentation. The book begins with a review of the classical physics covering such topics as origins of space and time measurements geometric axioms Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy concepts of equilibrium and force laws of motion inertia mass momentum and energy Newtonian world system absolute space and absolute time gravitation celestial mechanics centrifugal forces and absolute space laws of optics the corpuscular and undulatory theories speed of light wave theory Doppler effect convection of light by matter electrodynamics including magnetic induction electromagnetic theory of light electromagnetic ether electromagnetic laws of moving bodies electromagnetic mass and the contraction hypothesis. Born then takes up his exposition of Einstein's special and general theories of relativity discussing the concept of simultaneity kinematics Einstein's mechanics and dynamics relativity of arbitrary motions the principle of equivalence the geometry of curved surfaces and the space-time continuum among other topics. Born then points out some predictions of the theory of relativity and its implications for cosmology and indicates what is being sought in the unified field theory. This work steers a middle course between vague popularizations and complex scientific presentations. This is a careful discussion of principles stated in thoroughly acceptable scientific form yet in a manner that makes it possible for the reader who has no scientific training to understand it. Only high school algebra has been used in explaining the nature of classical physics and relativity and simple experiments and diagrams are used to illustrate each step. The layman and the beginning student in physics will find this an immensely valuable and usable introduction to relativity. Methuen & Company hardcover
1950réf. 140948403New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Signed by Albert Einstein on the front free endpaper and dated the year of publication. Above and beneath Einstein's signature Rabbi Irving Levey has inscribed this book to former owner Harold Rosenstein and written two lines of Hebrew that translate to "A day that is exceptionally good 19 Kislev 5711." According to Rosenstein's grandson Einstein's signature was procured by Rabbi Levey who lead temple at the Jewish Center at Princeton from 1949-51. Levey and Einstein and worked together on issues relating to the then-newly formed State of Israel. vi 282 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with light rubbing to corners and spine ends offsetting at endsheets. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning light edge wear small stain to rear flap. The iconic theoretical physicist's second collection of essays covering the years 1934-1950 surrounding his personal convictions around religious and humanitarian issues in the wake and aftermath of WWII. Boni 515. Philosophical Library unknown
1920réf. 131697London: Methuen and Co 1920. First edition of the scientist's ground breaking work. Octavo original red cloth frontispiece of the author and with five diagrams. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with loss of section of rear panel and flap. Tape repairs to verso. Translated by Robert W. Lawson. Scarce in the original dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. It can hardly be disputed that the theories put forth in this book are among the most important in the history of modern science. "The imprint of Einstein's work on the different areas of physical science is so large and varied" writes Gerald Holton in a recent assessment "that a scientist who tries to trace it would be hard put to know where to start" Simmons The Scientific 100. Methuen and Co hardcover
1906réf. 6413Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth 1906. First edition. First edition a very rare author's presentation offprint with 'Überreicht vom Verfasser' from the library of the eminent German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld of this important sequel to Einstein's revolutionary 1905 paper introducing the light-quantum hypothesis - the foundation of quantum theory. In this follow- up work Einstein further develops the implications of his light-quantum hypothesis arguing that Max Planck's black-body radiation law implicitly relies on the same assumption: that light itself consists of discrete quanta of energy. . EINSTEIN ON HIS LIGHT-QUANTUM HYPOTHESIS . First edition very rare author's presentation offprint "Überreicht vom Verfasser" from the library of the great German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld of this brilliant follow-up to Einstein's landmark 1905 paper on the photoelectric effect for which he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in physics. "Thomas Kuhn has argued that it is not to Planck in 1900 but to Einstein in 1905 that we owe the origins of quantum theory" Cassidy. In the 1905 paper 'On a heuristic point of view concerning the production and transformation of light' Einstein had explained the photoelectric effect-the emission of electrons from a metal when irradiated by light-by making the revolutionary proposal that light rather than consisting of continuous waves was instead made up of discrete particles of energy "light quanta" which transferred their entire payload of energy to an electron on impact. In the 1905 paper Einstein made use of Planck's formula for blackbody radiation which had introduced the concept of energy quantization. "In a companion paper published in 1906 offered here Einstein exposed appeal to the quantum as fundamentally counter to the ethos of classical physics: 'the theoretical bases on which Planck's radiation theory rests are different from those of Maxwell's theory'. Planck had not initially intended to quantify light-radiation itself but Einstein demonstrated that his own 'light-quantum hypothesis' was implicit in Planck's earlier work" Honner p. 31. "At first Einstein believed that the light-quantum hypothesis was merely 'heuristic': light behaved only as if it consisted of discontinuous quanta . In his 1906 paper Einstein used his statistical mechanics to demonstrate that when light interacts with matter Planck's entire formula can arise only from the existence of light quanta-not from waves" Cassidy. As Einstein stated when he published the 1905 paper "Planck's theory of radiation seemed to me in a certain respect the antithesis of my own. New considerations which are presented in section 1 of this paper demonstrated to me however that the theoretical bases on which Planck's radiation theory rests are different from those of Maxwell's theory and of electron theory. The difference furthermore is precisely that Planck's theory implicitly makes use of the light-quantum hypothesis" p. 199 of the present paper translation from Kuhn p. 182. Later in the paper p. 203 Einstein is forced to make the following assumption: "Although Maxwell's theory is not applicable to elementary resonators the average energy of such a resonator in a radiation field is the same as that which one would compute from Maxwell's theory". "That statement marks the emergence of the basic paradox of the old quantum theory. The theory has recourse to both Maxwell's equations and those of classical mechanics but its further formulation is incompatible with one or both of those classical theories. Other physicists were to exploit the resulting inconsistency as an argument against any form of quantum discontinuity and Einstein himself was deeply disturbed by it . But neither he nor anyone else was successful in finding a classical resolution of the quantum paradox. When two decades later Bohr and others found a way to resolve it Einstein was unable to accept their fundamentally non-classical interpretation" Kuhn pp. 184-185. RBH lists 4 other copies: in the offprint collections of Einstein himself Christie's June 17 2008 lot 100 Richard Green Christie's June 17 2008 lot 101 Hans Albert Einstein Christie's June 14 2006 lot 264 and Harvey Plotnick Christie's October 4 2002 lot 105. This copy was presented by Einstein to one of the leading physicists of the time surely hoping to make himself known in the scientific world when he was still a technical expert in the Swiss Patent Office. Provenance: Arnold Sommerfeld 1868-1951 his signature and characteristic numbering in red pencil '8' on front cover. "The son of a physician Sommerfeld was educated at the University of Königsberg. After teaching briefly at the universities of Göttingen Clausthal and Aachen he was appointed professor of physics at the University of Münich in 1906. Sommerfeld should have retired in 1936 in favour of his pupil Werner Heisenberg. Opposition from the Nazi party to Heisenberg's appointment prolonged Sommerfeld's tenure and it was not in fact until late 1939 that he finally retired to be succeeded not by Heisenberg but by Wilhelm Müller a Nazi aerodynamicist without a single publication in physics to his credit. Although Sommerfeld and Heisenberg were not Jewish they were regarded by the Nazis as Jewish sympathizers. Sommerfeld however survived the war and returned to his Münich chair in 1945 continuing to work at physics until he died in a car accident in 1951" Oxford Reference. "Arnold Sommerfeld was one of the most distinguished representatives of the transition period between classical and modern theoretical physics. The work of his youth was still firmly anchored in the conceptions of the nineteenth century; but when in the first decennium of the century the flood of new discoveries experimental and theoretical broke the dams of tradition he became a leader of the new movement and in combining the two ways of thinking he exerted a powerful influence on the younger generation. This combination of a classical mind to whom clarity of conception and mathematical rigour are essential with the adventurous spirit of a pioneer are the roots of his scientific success while his exceptional gift of communicating his ideas by spoken and written word made him a great teacher" Max Born p. 275. "Einstein started to study black-body radiation well before 1905. Mach's Wärmelehre which Einstein read in 1897 or shortly thereafter contains two chapters on thermal radiation culminating in a discussion of Kirchhoff's work. Kirchhoff showed that the energy emission spectrum of a perfectly black body defined as one absorbing all incident radiation at a given temperature is a universal function of the temperature and wavelength. He inferred that equilibrium thermal radiation in a cavity with walls maintained at a certain temperature behaves like radiation emitted by a black body at the same temperature. "H. F. Weber Einstein's physics professor at the ETH attempted to determine the universal black-body radiation function. He made measurements of the energy spectrum and proposed an empirical formula for the distribution function . anticipating Wien's formulation of the displacement law for black-body radiation. Weber described his work in a course at the ETH given during the winter semester of 1898-1899 for which Einstein registered. "By March 1899 Einstein had started to think seriously about the problem of radiation. In the spring of 1901 he was closely following Planck's work on black-body radiation. Originally Planck had hoped to explain irreversibility by studying electromagnetic radiation but came to recognize that this could not be done without introducing statistical elements into the argument. In a series of papers published between 1897 and 1900 Planck utilized Maxwell's electrodynamics to develop a theory of thermal radiation in interaction with one or more identical charged harmonic oscillators within a cavity. He was only able to account for the irreversible approach to thermal equilibrium by employing methods analogous to those Boltzmann used in kinetic theory. Planck introduced the notion of 'natural' that is maximally disordered radiation which he defined in analogy with Boltzmann's definition of molecular chaos . "Planck calculated the average energy of an oscillator by making assumptions about the entropy of the oscillators that enabled him to derive Wien's law for the blackbody spectrum which originally seemed well supported by the experimental evidence. But by the turn of the century new observations showed systematic deviations from Wien's law for large values of temperature. "Planck in 1900 presented a new energy density distribution formula that agreed closely with observations over the entire spectrum . this expression now known as Planck's law or Planck's formula involves a new constant h later called Planck's constant. To derive this formula Planck calculated the entropy of the oscillators using what Einstein later called 'the Boltzmann principle': S = k log W where S is the entropy of a macroscopic state of the system the probability of which is W and k is 'Boltzmann's constant'. Following Boltzmann Planck took W proportional to the number of 'complexions' or possible microconfigurations of the system corresponding to its state. He calculated this number by dividing the total energy of the state into a finite number of elements of equal magnitude and counting the number of possible ways of distributing these energy elements among the individual oscillators. If the size of the energy elements is set equal to hv where v is the frequency of the oscillators an expression for the entropy of an oscillator results that leads to Planck's formula . "In the 1905 paper Einstein showed that the expression for the volume dependence of the entropy of radiation at a given frequency is similar in form to that of the entropy of an ideal gas. He concluded that 'monochromatic radiation of low density behaves thermodynamically as though it consisted of quanta of energy which are independent of one another' . Einstein opened the paper by pointing out the 'fundamental formal distinction' between current theories of matter in which the energy of a body is represented as a sum over a finite number of degrees of freedom and Maxwell's theory in which the energy is a continuous spatial function having an infinite number of degrees of freedom. He suggested that the inability of Maxwell's theory to give an adequate account of radiation might be remedied by a theory in which radiant energy is distributed discontinuously in space. Einstein formulated 'the light quantum hypothesis' that the energy of a light ray emitted from a point is not continuously distributed over an ever increasing space but consists of a finite number of energy quanta which are localized at points in space which move without dividing and which can only be produced and absorbed as complete units . Einstein asserted that Planck's derivation implicitly assumes quantization of the energies of charged oscillators" Papers pp. 134-142. "In 1905 Einstein could not make sense of Planck's derivation of Planck's law. In fact he seems to have deliberately avoided any reference to Planck's law in his reasoning . The following year Einstein ceased to avoid Planck's law as he discovered a new way to justify Planck's formal steps toward this law. If a resonator of frequency ν can only emit or absorb full light quanta Einstein reasoned then its energy can only be an integral multiple of hν and Planck's characterization of the complexions for a set of resonators receives a dynamical justification. The only remaining difficulty is that Planck's derivation of the relation between the average energy of a resonator and the spectral density of radiation becomes void. Einstein expressed the need of a new derivation based on some quantized dynamics for the interaction between matter and radiation. Ten years elapsed however before he filled the gap" Janssen & Lehner p. 126. In the final section of this paper Einstein gives a new application of his 'heuristic principle' to the explanation of the 'Volta effect' - that when two different metals are placed in contact a potential difference between them is observed. BRL 12; Weil 12. Shields "Writings of Albert Einstein" in Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist 1948 pp. 689-758 no. 13; also included in Shields' "Chronological list of principal works" on p. 757. The Cambridge Companion to Einstein Janssen & Lehner eds. 2014. The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein Vol. 2: The Swiss Years: Writings 1900-1909. Born 'Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld 1868-1951' Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 8 1952 pp. 275-296. Cassidy "Einstein on the Photoelectric Effect." Einstein: Image and Impact. American Institute of Physics n.d. Honner The Description of Nature 1988. Kuhn Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity 1894-1912 1978. Pais Subtle is the Lord 1982. 8vo 222 x 144 mm pp. 199-206. Original printed wrappers small chip from upper edge of front wrapper. Johann Ambrosius Barth unknown
1930réf. 110352New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1930. First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein's stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein on the front free endpaper in the year of publication "Albert Einstein New York 1930." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics" in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory David Bodanis. Albert & Charles Boni hardcover
1929réf. ZB727262Leipzig : J.A. Barth 1929. 5. Folge 5th Series. Volumes 1 through 43 1929-1943 ALL PUBLISHED; all bound ex library else text clean & bindings tight. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Leipzig : J.A. Barth unknown
1930réf. 18547Paris, Éditions de la Galerie Simon, 1930. Grand in-4 broché, couverture imprimée. Chemise en demi-box noir, étui (Honegger).
1941réf. 3262211/9/41. A generous demonstration by Einstein of his loyalty to friends and belief in the importance of music Dr. Theodor Rosenheim was a physician at the famed Medical University Clinic of the Charité in Germany in the 1880s. He was primarily concerned with the physiology and pathology of the digestive tract. He published an early textbook on the “Pathologie und Therapie der Krankheiten des Verdauungsapparates”. Rosenheim was one of the first in Germany to describe and publish on ulcerative colitis. He was intensively involved in the technical development of esophagoscopy and gastroscopy which at that time were only possible with rigid instruments. The Rosenheim line which was named after him described the largest diagonal diameter of the gastric percussion figure. Rosenheim was appointed professor extraordinarius at Berlin University in 1921. He also founded a polyclinic and a private sanatorium for stomach and intestinal patients. He was well respected in Berlin and his private practice developed successfully with a large circle of patients including Albert Einstein. Theodor’s wife was Hedwig Rosenheim and their daughter Kate was a hero of the Holocaust. She helped several thousand children from Jewish families to escape from Germany. She personally accompanied the legendary Kindertransporte to England among other places. She travelled to the USA in 1936 to negotiate directly with the aid organizations there. She then returned to Germany to actively continue the aid campaigns. Theodor died in 1939. Käte Rosenheim was able to flee Berlin together with her 72-year-old mother Hedwig Rosenheim on January 23 1941. They reached Havana Cuba via France Spain and Portugal. From there they were able to continue to New York where they arrived on April 1 1941. Albert Einstein was an accomplished violinist and music lover who was inspired by music in his scientific work. He often said that he would have been a musician if he hadn't pursued science. Another music lover was Hedwig Rosenheim. She had escaped Germany without her possessions especially her precious musical instruments. Upon arrival in the United States she contacted the old family friend Albert Einstein hoping he could help her get a flute either for herself or another escapee one who may have agreed to look for her. Einstein was sympathetic and rose to the occasion. He even contributed some of his personal funds to secure the flute. Typed letter signed his vacation house in Knollwood at Saranac Lake N.Y. September 11 1941 to his old friend Mrs. Hedwig Rosenheim in New York City. “ The matter of i.e. the quest for the flute shall not fail. First one should know what the committee is giving out – or loaning. Second there is the Hebrew Free Loan Society 108 Second Ave. New York which in such cases provides interest-free loans in exchange for the backing of two guarantors. I will serve as a guarantor and contribute 20 dollars on top of that. The man should visit both institutions and can show this letter. In the hope of receiving a positive report soon I remain with warm greetings your A. Einstein.” “PS. Starting next week my address will again be in Princeton.” The committee he referred may have been the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee though there were others as well. It shows a lot about Einstein - his generosity his continued concern for old friends who had escaped from Germany and love for music - that he volunteered to make a personal financial contribution to obtaining the flute. <img class=""alignnone wp-image-25018 size-post-window"" src=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204144051/Folder-site-11-1600x1327.jpg"" alt="""" width=""1600"" height=""1327"" /> unknown
1952réf. 720911952. Rare original black and white silver gelatin photograph of Albert Einstein. Signed "A Einstein 52." Full-length group portrait showing Albert Einstein standing with Hadassah National President Rebecca Beldner Shulman and others at his Princeton home in June of 1952 during a celebration marking the commencement of building of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. The photograph measures 8 inches by 9.5 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 20.5 inches. An exceptional piece. Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics" in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory David Bodanis. unknown
1924réf. 26006"I'm working a lot but not managing to come up with the real thing. Science is a difficult profession. Sometimes I'm glad that you chose a practical vocation where one doesn't have to search for four-leaf clovers." ALBERT EINSTEIN.Autograph Letter Signed "Papa" to his son Hans Albert Einstein March 7 1924 Berlin Germany. In German. 1 p. Complete Translation 7.III.24 Dear Albert My research projects of the past few years are completely inappropriate for a popular lecture and then I generally dread public appearances of such a kind. That's why I unfortunately have to decline the talk this time too. The Fr 45000 I designated for the down payment of the house purchase; and I invested another Fr 45000 which is supposed to belong to you that is Mama. I hope you'll find a suitable little home. I'm probably going to be staying in Zurich for a bit on the trip back from Naples; on the trip there only briefly. There's no question of it being official; the main thing for me is to be with you for a while. I don't have much time because I'm supposed to go to Kiel in May. In any case I'm very happy about seeing you all again soon. I'm working a lot but not managing to come up with the real thing. Science is a difficult profession. Sometimes I'm glad that you chose a practical vocation where one doesn't have to search for four-leaf clovers. Looking forward to a happy reunion! Best regards to the three of you from your Papa. Historical Background Einstein's Theory of Relativity published in 1915 describes gravity as a curved geometric property of spacetime. Though E=mc2 captures the theory for which he is most remembered he never won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Rather in 1922 he won for his 1905 explanation of the photoelectric effect. In 1914 Albert and Mileva Marić-Einstein separated and she and their sons returned to Zurich. When they divorced in 1919 they agreed that any Nobel Prize money he might win would go to Mileva for the children. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. In May 1924 two months after this letter Marić purchased a building in Zurich and moved into the third floor apartment. In 1930 she purchased two more buildings but when the worldwide economic crisis reached Switzerland many tenants could not afford their rent; she lost the two additional buildings to foreclosure in 1936. Einstein had invested the remaining prize money in America in Marić's name. He lost much of that due to the Great Depression but he ultimately paid Marić more than he received from the prize. Einstein also mentions to his nineteen-year-old son his plans to travel to Naples in May. He would attend the fifth International Congress of Philosophy with his theory of relativity scheduled to be "an object of particular discussion." First organized in 1900 the Congress was a global meeting held every few years under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies. It was interrupted by both World Wars but reconvened in 1948 and has been held every five years since in locations throughout the world. Einstein also planned to go to Kiel Germany to stay and work with Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe 1872-1931 a German art historian and inventor. Kaempfe pioneered gyro compasses for ships and submarines. From the 1920s until his death in 1955 the most elusive clover for which Einstein searched was a unified field theory. Einstein tried to meld together general relativity and electromagnetism. This would describe a single field in which all forces are mediated and the properties of all particles could be deduced. Albert Einstein 1879-1955 was born in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg in the German Empire to non-observant Ashkenazi Jewish parents. In 1894 the family moved to Italy. Einstein graduated from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zürich in 1900. In 1903 he married Mileva Marić 1875-1948 with whom he had two sons. In 1905 he received a Ph.D. from the University of Zürich. From 1908 to 1932 he taught at a series of universities in Switzerland the Austrian Empire and the German Empire. As a theoretical physicist he published ground-breaking papers as early as 1905 and developed the theory of relativity including the mass–energy equivalence formula E=mc2. Albert and Mileva divorced in 1919. That same year he married Elsa Löwenthal. In 1922 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the photoelectric effect. In January 1933 when Adolph Hitler came to power Einstein was visiting the U.S. and remained here In 1939 he signed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning that Germany could develop a nuclear bomb thus inspiring the "Manhattan project." He became a U.S. citizen in 1940. After the war he became known for efforts to further world peace. At the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton N.J. from 1933 until his death in 1955 he worked to develop a unified field theory and to refute the accepted interpretation of quantum physics. Considered the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects of history Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers and over 150 non-scientific works. Hans Albert Einstein 1904-1973 was born in Bern Switzerland to Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. Hans followed both parents in studying at ETH the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich graduating with a degree in civil engineering in 1926. In 1927 he married Frieda Knecht and they had four children two of whom died very young. In 1936 Hans earned a doctor of technical science degree. At his father's advice he left Switzerland in 1938 to escape the Nazi threat. He settled in Greenville South Carolina and worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture studying sediment transport. In 1943 he transferred to the California Institute of Technology and in 1947 he accepted a position teaching hydraulic engineering at the University of California Berkeley. He became a full professor and eventually professor emeritus winning several research awards and fellowships. books
1949réf. 2403Evanston IL: The Library of Living Philosophers Inc 1949. Signed Limited First Edition. Original leatherette. Fine. THE MAGNIFICENT SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION ONE OF ONLY 760 COPIES SIGNED BY EINSTEIN. AN OUTSTANDING COPY IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE. The seventh volume in "The Library of Living Philosophers" series Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist is a tribute volume with essays by some of the most important scientists of the era reflecting on the importance of Einstein's work. Contributors include: Wolfgang Pauli Louis de Broglie Max Born Arnold Sommerfeld Georges Lemaitre Kurt Gödel and many more. Of special note is the essay by Niels Bohr "Discussion with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics" which gives Bohr's perspective of the famous Einstein-Bohr debates. As Paul Schilpp notes in his Preface "These recollections of conversations with Einstein on the epistemological aspects of physical science would never have come into being were it not for the peculiar nature of this series." Also included as a first chapter is Einstein's important "Autobiographical Notes" in German and English and a final chapter by Einstein entitled "Remarks to the Essays Appearing in this Collective Volume". The "Autobiographical Notes" is the "closest Einstein ever came to writing an autobiography" Pais. With frontispiece portrait of Einstein by Yousef Karsh. Number 349 of the 760. Evanston IL: The Library of Living Philosophers Inc. 1949. Thick octavo approx. 6.75x9.75x1.75 original publisher's leatherette with gilt image of Einstein's signature on front board bevelled edges top edge gilt pages uncut; original slipcase. Housed in beautiful custom box by noted book artist Sjoerd Hofstra. Tiny bumps to spine ends some light wear to slipcase edges as usual. AN OUTSTANDING COPY OF AN ESSENTIAL EINSTEIN ITEM. The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc unknown books
1930réf. 110352New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1930. First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein's stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein on the front free endpaper in the year of publication "Albert Einstein New York 1930." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics" in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory David Bodanis. Albert & Charles Boni hardcover books
1951réf. 1234181951. Rare silver gelatin print inscribed by the father of modern physics Albert Einstein. Inscribed by Einstein on the lower margin of the photograph "To Mr. Satoru Yamano A. Einstein. 51." In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11.5 inches by 10.5 inches. Perhaps best known for the development of his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2 German born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein's surname has practically become synonymous with the term 'genius' in modern popular culture. Einstein received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 for his "services to theoretical physics" which included his development of the general theory of relativity and contributions to the development of quantum theory the two pillars of modern physics. unknown books
1950réf. 33985New York: The Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. First Edition. Nicely Signed in fountain pen in black ink on the Title page and dated 1953. Original black cloth with gilt stamping on spine and front with Einstein's signature. A very good grey and maroon unclipped dustwrapper with some browning at the edges and some minor imperfections."1" at the base of the copyright page present Custom brown slipcase with E=MC2 embossed. Collects 60 essays some of which are published for the first time and on a wide variety of topics: science of course but also many societal issues such as education religion race relations war and peace and the Jewish people. An extremely nice copy. Weil p.42. Rare and desirable signed. The Philosophical Library unknown
1916réf. 2364Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr Vieweg and Son 1916. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS OF ONE OF EINSTEIN'S MAJOR WORKS: HIS FIRST PAPER ON THE DERIVATION OF PLANK'S LAW AND PROVIDING THE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE LASER. "Einstein commended the 'unparalleled boldness' of Planck's derivation of 1900 meaning not only the problem itself but also the fact that it was based on assumptions that were not entirely free of contradictions. Einstein now succeeded in the first of two papers in eliminating that flaw. More interesting than the derivation itself was the general character of his methods. Einstein proceeded from Niels Bohr's basic--and by then well tested--assumption that the electrons within an atom occupy a number of discrete energy states and are able through emission or absorption of radiation to pass from one of those states to another. Added to this was an assumption of thermodynamic equilibrium between radiation field and atom as well as a consideration of the 'classical' limiting case at high temperatures--and there was Planck's formula. This brief argument. also covers emission stimulated by the radiation field; thus the formulas already by implication contain the theory of the laser though it was to take nearly half a century to be realized" Folsing Albert Einstein 389. Weil 85. The "implication" containing the theory of the laser was more fully developed in his companion paper "On the Quantum Theory of Radiation" published a few weeks later. In the first paper Einstein wrestled with the concept that the atomic emission of radiation could be a directed process; in the second paper he convincingly demonstrates that this is indeed the case. IN: Verhandl. D. Deutch. Phys. Ges. Vol 18 pp. 318-323. Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr. Vieweg and Son 1916. Octavo original wrappers; housed in custom half leather chemise. One thread literally resewn on wrappers a little creasing and soiling. A beautiful copy. RARE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. Druck und Verlag von Friedr Vieweg and Son unknown
1924réf. 78904London: Methuen & Company 1924. First edition of this classic account of Born's analysis and interpretation of Einstein's theory of relativity. Octavo original cloth frontispiece of Einstein. Signed by Max Born on the verso of the frontispiece. Translated by Henry L. Brose. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions are uncommon signed examples rare. Einstein's Theory of Relativity is a book in which one great mind explains the work of another great mind in terms comprehensible to the layman is a significant achievement. This is such a book. Max Born was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954 and was one of the world's great physicists: in this work he analyzes and interprets the theory of Einsteinian relativity. The result is undoubtedly the most lucid and insightful of all the books that have been written to explain the revolutionary theory that marked the end of the classical and the beginning of the modern era of physics. Born follows a quasi-historical method of presentation. The book begins with a review of the classical physics covering such topics as origins of space and time measurements geometric axioms Ptolemaic and Copernican astronomy concepts of equilibrium and force laws of motion inertia mass momentum and energy Newtonian world system absolute space and absolute time gravitation celestial mechanics centrifugal forces and absolute space laws of optics the corpuscular and undulatory theories speed of light wave theory Doppler effect convection of light by matter electrodynamics including magnetic induction electromagnetic theory of light electromagnetic ether electromagnetic laws of moving bodies electromagnetic mass and the contraction hypothesis. Born then takes up his exposition of Einstein's special and general theories of relativity discussing the concept of simultaneity kinematics Einstein's mechanics and dynamics relativity of arbitrary motions the principle of equivalence the geometry of curved surfaces and the space-time continuum among other topics. Born then points out some predictions of the theory of relativity and its implications for cosmology and indicates what is being sought in the unified field theory. This work steers a middle course between vague popularizations and complex scientific presentations. This is a careful discussion of principles stated in thoroughly acceptable scientific form yet in a manner that makes it possible for the reader who has no scientific training to understand it. Only high school algebra has been used in explaining the nature of classical physics and relativity and simple experiments and diagrams are used to illustrate each step. The layman and the beginning student in physics will find this an immensely valuable and usable introduction to relativity. Methuen & Company hardcover books
1952réf. 720911952. Black and white silver gelatin photograph of Albert Einstein. Signed "A Einstein 52." Full-length group portrait showing Albert Einstein standing with Hadassah National President Rebecca Beldner Shulman and others at his Princeton home in June of 1952 during a celebration marking the commencement of building of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. The photograph measures 8 inches by 9.5 inches. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 20.5 inches. An exceptional piece. Albert Einstein developed the general theory of relativity one of the two pillars of modern physics alongside quantum mechanics. Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics" in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory David Bodanis. unknown books
1949réf. 110472Evanston: Library of Living Philosophers 1949. Signed limited first edition number 711 of 760 copies signed and dated "Albert Einstein '49." Octavo original brown cloth top edge gilt. The book is in fine condition in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp. Frontispiece portrait of Einstein by Yousef Karsh. Rare and desirable in this condition. Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life but an extension and elaboration into his thinking on science. Two of the great theories of the physical world were created in the early 20th century: the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Einstein created the theory of relativity and was also one of the founders of quantum theory. Here Einstein describes the failure of classical mechanics and the rise of the electromagnetic field the theory of relativity and of the quanta. "The greatest physicist of the 20th century" PMM 408. Library of Living Philosophers hardcover books
1916réf. 2364Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr Vieweg and Son 1916. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS OF ONE OF EINSTEIN'S MAJOR WORKS: HIS FIRST PAPER ON THE DERIVATION OF PLANK'S LAW AND PROVIDING THE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE LASER. "Einstein commended the 'unparalleled boldness' of Planck's derivation of 1900 meaning not only the problem itself but also the fact that it was based on assumptions that were not entirely free of contradictions. Einstein now succeeded in the first of two papers in eliminating that flaw. More interesting than the derivation itself was the general character of his methods. Einstein proceeded from Niels Bohr's basic--and by then well tested--assumption that the electrons within an atom occupy a number of discrete energy states and are able through emission or absorption of radiation to pass from one of those states to another. Added to this was an assumption of thermodynamic equilibrium between radiation field and atom as well as a consideration of the 'classical' limiting case at high temperatures--and there was Planck's formula. This brief argument. also covers emission stimulated by the radiation field; thus the formulas already by implication contain the theory of the laser though it was to take nearly half a century to be realized" Folsing Albert Einstein 389. Weil 85. The "implication" containing the theory of the laser was more fully developed in his companion paper "On the Quantum Theory of Radiation" published a few weeks later. In the first paper Einstein wrestled with the concept that the atomic emission of radiation could be a directed process; in the second paper he convincingly demonstrates that this is indeed the case. IN: Verhandl. D. Deutch. Phys. Ges. Vol 18 pp. 318-323. Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr. Vieweg and Son 1916. Octavo original wrappers; housed in custom half leather chemise. One thread literally resewn on wrappers a little creasing and soiling. A beautiful copy. RARE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. Druck und Verlag von Friedr Vieweg and Son unknown books
1950réf. 001681New York: Philosophical Library 1950. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition of Einstein's book of essays and speeches. 8 vo. 282 pp. Full cloth. Signed by him on the title page: "A. Einstein. 51." Near fine with a little rubbing to the spine extremities in a very good price-clipped jacket. The jacket's spine is toned else near fine without tears or any loss. No ownership marks. Interior clean. Very rare with Einstein's signature. Accompanied by a letter and certificate of authenticity. Philosophical Library hardcover
1933réf. H-217A stunning portrait etching of one of the greatest human minds signed by both the artist J J Muller and Albert Einstein. The sketch is signed in ink by Einstein and by the artist J. J. Muller in pencil n.p. 1933. Plate 195 x 150mm; sheet 253 x 200mm. A true collector's copy of a beautiful signed portrait.
