Albert Einstein [1879-1955] Page at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore

Albert Einstein was born 14 March 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He became a Swiss citizen in 1901, and taught physics at Berne, Prague, Zurich and Berlin, while continuing his research. Although his most famous papers were his June 1905 Special Theory of Relativity {a theory of light} and his 1916 General Theory of Relativity {a theory of gravity}, he won the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his May 1905 paper on the photoelectric effect. A fourth paper in the German journal Annalen der Physik in September 1905 actually was the first to specify and define the famous mass energy equivalence E=mc² formula.

        A controversy has arisen about credit for the Theory of Relativity, even to accusations against Einstein for plagiarism. What seems to be the case is that in 1904 and 1905 there was a fervent race to lecture and to publish on the matter. Einstein and his wife Mileva Maric were aware of the work of French physicist Jean Henri Poincaré [1854-1912], which referenced a paper published in February 1904 by Dutch physicist Hendrik Lorentz [1853-1928]. Poincaré's 'short paper' was published 3 months before Einstein's, with the expanded 'long paper' published in July 1905. Part of the controversy derives from the fact that Einstein includes no citations of prior work, but it is also possible that his work was quite original.
        The further race to complete the General Theory included a friendly competition with German physicist David Hilbert [1862-1943].
        Ultimately, Einstein was the first to produce a complete theory, and that theory has stood the test of time.

In 1933 Einstein fled Nazi Germany with his family, arriving in America as a refugee in October. He was courted by many universities, spent some time at Cal Tech in California, and then accepted a permanent post at Princeton University in New Jersey. He was very upset about the atomic bomb used to end World War II, and became a pacifist. He died of heart failure 18 April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey at the age of 76.

Albert Einstein's fame has not diminished and he lives on as an icon, seen around the world as both the absent-minded professor and as Time Magazine's 'Person of the Century' [December 1999]. Lately, the Einstein image & lore has been very evident, in celebration of his important publications in the 1905 'Year of Wonders'.

"The Beginning or The End" [M.G.M. Feb 1947]

Billed as a docudrama; the story of the atomic bomb; film's U.S. theatrical trailer masqueraded as an M.G.M. short subject with the title 'The Inquiring Reporter' • Produced by Samuel Marx; directed by Norman Taurog; written by Robert Considine & Frank Wead; art direction by Cedric Gibbons & Hans Peters; starring Brian Donlevy {as Gen. Groves}, Robert Walker, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Audrey Totter, Hume Cronyn {as J. Robert Oppenheimer}, Hurd Hatfield, Joseph Calleia {as Enrico Fermi}, Godfrey Tearle {as Pres. Roosevelt}, Victor Francen, Richard Haydn, Jonathan Hale {as Vannevar Bush}, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Warner Anderson, Barry Nelson {as Paul Tibbetts Jr.}, Art Baker {as Pres. Truman}, Ludwig Stössel {as Albert Einstein}, John Hamilton, Frank Ferguson {as James B. Conant}, Tom Stevenson, John Gallaudet {as Leo Szilard}, Nella Walker, Edward Earle, Moroni Olsen, Norman Lloyd, Jim Davis, Charles Trowbridge, Frank Wilcox, Henry Hall, Paul Harvey, James Bush {as Ernest O. Lawrence}, Trevor Bardette, Blake Edwards, Bobby Jordan, Tommy Kelly, Patricia Medina, Chris-Pin Martin, Guy Williams {as bombardier on the Enola Gay}
Warner Archive Collection b&w DVD-R [9/2015] for $16.38
full credits at IMDb • watch official 'Inquiring Reporter' trailer [1/2014 upload; 5:05] online at YouTube

"Dear Albert" performance [2008]
A reading from Albert Einstein's letters; written by Alan Alda; performed recently by Alan Alda or Paul Rudd, with two female actors.

"Einstein" biopic [Hollywood Studios Intl. 2013?]
Announced 2/2011: script by Ron Bass to be directed by Wayne Wang • latest info at IMDb

"On A Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein" [] by Jennifer Berne, illus. by Vladimir Radunsky

	"Smart Moves" mystery novel [1987] by Stuart M. Kaminsky Hollywood private eye Toby Peters flies east to New York City because celebrity German physicist Albert Einstein suspects that Nazi sympathizers are working to besmirch his name, while others want to assassinate him. Toby gets help on the case from the local F.B.I., singer Paul Robeson, and a female telephone operator at his hotel. Warner Books mass pb [1/96] out of print/used St. Martins Press 8¼x5½ hardcover [3/87] out of print/many used
	"The Einstein Solution" [2009 novel] by Jean Adair Shriver The author grew up in Princeton, New Jersey across the street from eminent physicist Einstein; this tale is based on her concerns back in 1942 in dealing with the strangeness of a Jewish fellow student. World Nouveau 9x6 pb [10/2009] for $13.75
	"Einstein's Mistake" [2010 novel] by Werner Krieglstein Science fiction tale set in 2027 C.E. An experiment underneath Lake Baikal suggests that the fourth dimension is not Time but Consciousness. Particle physicist Jesse Barker refuses to explain the test results to the government, and soon his wife and daughter are missing, he is outlawed and in a coma, and his stepdaughter is leading millions of followers of ancient Akashic wisdom. CreateSpace pb [8/2010] for $14.00
	"The Einstein Enigma: A Novel" [2010] by José Rodrigues dos Santos In 1951, Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion visits the home of world-renowned scientist Albert Einstein in Princeton, New Jersey; the subject of their conversation is nuclear weapons and the existence of God. In the present day, a mysterious woman hires world-famous cryptanalyst Thomas Noronha to decipher a cryptogram contained in a document recently discovered in Tehran: a manuscript written by Albert Einstein with the title 'The God Formula'. Harper 7¾x5¼ pb [11/2011] for $11.15 William Morrow hardcover [9/2010] for $18.26
	"Genius" graphic novel [2013] Written by Steven T. Seagle, Illustrated by Teddy Kristiansen Quantum physicist Ted Halker is faced with professional impasse and family crises: his wife may be concealing health issues, and his father-in-law is slipping in and out of dementia. The old man reveals that he worked as a bodyguard for Albert Einstein in the 1930s and that the German scientist told him a 'terrible secret' at the center of the science of physics. The essence of Einstein's truth is also the great man's 'failure', his discomfort with the indeterminacy of quantum physics. Ted ultimately grasps Einstein's error, affirming his own present and ensuring his future. First Second 8½x6 pb [7/2013] for $12.77
	"The Einstein Prophecy" [2015] by Robert Masello Described by Amazon reviewers as a slow-paced 'Indiana Jones in 1944 Princeton, New Jersey' tale that is loose in both science and plot. Book blurb offers 'a thrilling, page-turning adventure where modern science and primordial supernatural powers collide'. Cameos by Robert Oppenheimer and Kurt Gödel. Kindle Edition from Amazon 47North [8/2015] for $5.49 Amazon 47North 8¼c5½ pb [8/2015] for $9.90

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Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany and died in April 1955 at age 76 in Princeton, New Jersey

	"Picasso At The Lapin Agile and Other Plays" [1996] by Steve Martin A fictional meeting between Albert Einstein & Pablo Picasso in Paris, France in 1904 — the book also includes 'Zig-Zag Woman', 'Patter For A Floating Lady' & 'W.A.S.P.' Grove Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/97] for $9.75 Grove Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [9/96] for $13.60 feature film announced in 2007: to be adapted & directed by Fred Schepisi, and starring Kevin Kline, Juliette Binoche, Steve Martin, Elijah Wood, Jason Biggs & Ryan Phillippe; no entry on IMDb {as-of late 2010}
	"Einstein Revealed" TV documentary [Nova/B.B.C. Oct 1996] Understanding Albert Einstein opens us up to the possibility of genius among our fellows. Directed by Peter Jones WGBH Boston 2-hour color DVD [6/2004] for $17.99 WGBH Boston 2-hour color VHS [4/97] for $2.49 [sic] full credits from IMDb • Nova official moviesite
	"Einstein's Big Idea" tv documentary [P.B.S./Nova Oct 2005] Written & directed by Gary Johnstone WGBH Boston color DVD [12/2005] for $14.99 WGBH Boston color VHS [12/2005] for $18.95 full credits at IMDb
	"Physics: The Elegant Universe & Beyond" P.B.S./WGBH color DVD box set [2/2006] 4 disks for $34.99 includes "Einstein Revealed" [1996] and "Einstein's Big Idea" [2005] and "The Elegant Universe" 3-hour tv special [P.B.S./Nova airdate Oct 2003] full credits at IMDb; P.B.S. official program site
	"Voices of History, Volume 2: Arts, Science & Exploration" [2006] British Library Sound Archive audio CD [1/2006] 2 disks for $41.49 38 tracks on 2 disks, mostly from very early in the XXth Century, including the voices of P.T. Barnum, Sarah Bernhardt, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Alva Edison, Albert Einstein (speech "The Post-War World"), Sigmund Freud, Charles Lindbergh, Guglielmo Marconi, Robert Edwin Peary, Alice Ellen Terry & Leo Tolstoy

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	"Subtle Is The Lord: The Science & The Life of Albert Einstein" [1982] by Abraham Pais {a friend of A.E. in life} Oxford Univ Press pb [11/2005] for $14.96 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [9/82] out of print/used
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	"Einstein On The Beach" [1976] by Philip Glass, with Robert Wilson An 'opera' inspired in part by Einstein's theories Nonesuch audio CD [9/93] 3 disks for $43.98 Sony audio CD [10/90] 4 disks for $68.98
	"Insignificance" [R.P.C./Zenith August 1985] Marilyn Monroe & others barge in on Albert Einstein's New York City hotel room, to discuss relativity theory and politics and baseball. Directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey & Tony Curtis LionsGate color DVD [2/2003] out of prodn/used Artisan color VHS [11/99] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

Maison d'Être Philosophy BookstoreAlbert Einstein [1879-1955]

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Albert Einstein
[1879-1955]