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The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions Tapa blanda - 2013
de Jozsef Illy
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Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
Albert Einstein may be best known as the wire-haired whacky physicist who gave us the theory of relativity, but that's just one facet of this genius's contribution to human knowledge and modern science. As Jzsef Illy expertly shows in this book, Einstein had an eminently practical side as well.
As a youth, Einstein was an inveterate tinkerer in the electrical supply factory his father and uncle owned and operated. His first paid job was as a patent examiner. Later in life, Einstein contributed to many inventions, including refrigerators, microphones, and instruments for aviation. In these and other hands-on examples culled from the Einstein Papers, Illy demonstrates how Einstein enjoyed leaving the abstract world of theories to wrestle with the problems of everyday life.
With a lean and matter-of-fact prose, [Illy] takes us through a long history of such things as Einstein's many expert opinions on everything from gyrocompasses and pile drivers to an 'electrophonic piano' and a makeup mirror. We learn about Einstein's own inventions, ranging from an airfoil and a refrigerator to an altimeter and a light-intensity self-adjusting camera. The book concludes with the most complete history ever written of Einstein's work for the US Navy during World War II on magnetic-influence proximity fuses for torpedoes.--Physics Today
Einstein's papers reveal a down-to-earth side. Learn about his inventions and ideas, including waterproof breathable clothes and an explanation for rivers' meanderings.--Science News
A lesser-known aspect of Einstein's incredible contribution to understanding the physical universe and human creations makes up the subject of this fascinating book . . . In this compact, readable account, one discovers Einstein's practical interests that lay beyond his seminal work in relativity and quantum physics.--Choice
--Don Howard "Science News"Detalles
- Título The Practical Einstein: Experiments, Patents, Inventions
- Autor Jozsef Illy
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Reprint
- Páginas 216
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Johns Hopkins University Press
- Fecha de publicación 2013-08-15
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781421411712 / 1421411717
- Peso 0.7 libras (0.32 kg)
- Dimensiones 9 x 6 x 0.6 pulgadas (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
- Época de 22 a UP años
- Cursos 17 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 530.078
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