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1941433111941. Offprint from Universidad Nacional de Tucuman Revista Serie A 2 1941. 11-15pp. 270 x 179 mm. Original printed wrappers. Very good. "Address to joint meeting of the American Physics Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers Princeton Dec. 29 1941 under the title: 'Solutions of finite mass of the gravitational equations'" Weil. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 208. unknown books
1921433071921. Offprint from "Der Festschrift der Kaiser Wilhelm Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften zu ihrem 10jährigen Jubiläum" Berlin: Julius Springer 1921. 50-52pp. 260 x 175 mm. Original printed wrappers a little chipped. Very good. First separate edition. Title translation: A simple application of Newton's law of gravitation to globular clusters. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 117. unknown books
1938165146Paris 1938. paperback. Pp. 5-19 IN: Zeitschrift fur Freie Deutsche Forschung. Jahrgang 1 Nummer 1. Herausgegeben von der Freien Deutschen Hochschule in Paris. 168p. printed wrappers. Paris Juli 1938.<br/><br/> First number of this scarce short-lived exile publication featuring German & Austrian writers and scholars. Fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
1948S10249Lancaster:: American Physical Society 1948. 1948. Large 8vo. 266 x 205 mm. iv 728 pp. Frontis. port. of Robert Andrews Millikan photos figs. tables. Later orange cloth gilt-stamped spine title; spine faded. Very good. TWO PAPERS FROM THE TWO GIANTS OF 20TH CENTURY PHYSICS AS THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN ONE COLLECTED VOLUME. Einstein's "Generalized Theory of Gravitation" is considered the last principal work issued by the 20th Century's premiere scientist. Schilpp-Shields. <br /><br /> Einstein: "A new presentation. . . which constitutes a certain progress in clarity as compared with previous presentations." from the Introduction. Feynman: "At first Feynman's fundamental article RMP 1948 did not arouse much interest among theoretical physicists who were not familiar with Feynman's new approach to doing quantum mechanics. As Feynman recalled: 'At the Shelter Island Conference. . . they asked me if I would explain my path-integral method for doing quantum mechanics so I did. I must have been preparing the manuscript for my paper RMP 1948 so that everything was organized and I explained it. It's hard to pay attention to some new idea and they didn't pay much attention to it.' However nowadays Feynman's RMP 1948 paper is one of the most well-known and widely cited papers; it is one of the cornerstones of modern theoretical physics." Mehra. <br /><br /> "It is a curious historical fact that modern quantum mechanics began with two quite different mathematical formulations: the differential equation of Schroedinger and the matrix algebra of Heisenberg. . . This paper will describe what is essentially a third formulation of non-relativistic quantum theory. This formulation was suggested by some of Paul Dirac's remarks concerning the relation of classical action to quantum mechanics. A probability amplitude is associated with an entire motion of a particle as a function of time rather than simply with a position of the particle at a particular time." from the Introduction. Provenance: David Middleton b. 1920 noted pioneer in the field of statistical communication theory last name gilt-stamped on spine. Einstein: Boni-Russ-Laurence 258; Schilpp-Shields 308 also see p. 758; Wasson Nobel Prize Winners p. 289-294; Weil 222 marked with asterisk by Weil. Feynman: Gleick Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman p. 249; Mehra The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman p. 200; Wasson Nobel Prize Winners p. 316-319. American Physical Society, 1948. hardcover books
193137425Berlin: Akad. Wiss 1931. <p>Einstein Albert 1879-1955 and Walther Mayer 1887-1948. 1 Einheitliche Theorie von Gravitation und Electrizität. Offprint from Sitzungsberichten der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1931. 19pp. 2 Einheitliche Theorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität. Zweite Abhandlung. Offprint from Sitzungsberichten der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1932. 10pp. Together 2 offprints. 258 x 185 mm. Original printed wrappers no. 1 lightly creased vertically. Fine copies.</p> <p>First Editions Offprint Issues. Einstein made several attempts at a five-dimensional unified field theory including this two-part collaboration with mathematician Walther Mayer "in which a new unified field theory was proposed one based on a four-dimensional space-time continuum with a five-dimensional tangent space attached at each point" Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 492. This two-part paper is included on Shields's list of Einstein's most significant papers; see Albert Einstein Philosopher-Scientist 1949 p. 758. Shields 251; 261. Weil 182; 185.</p> . Akad. Wiss unknown books
1930433141930. Offprint from Sitzungsberichte der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1930. Single sheet pp. 1-2. 256 x 184 mm. Upper edge a bit creased light toning but very good. First edition offprint issue. One of Einstein's last papers on Riemann metrics and distant parallelism written the year before he abandonded this approach to constructing a unified field theory. Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 347. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 173. unknown books
1932433001932. Offprint from Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 32 1932. 31pp. 256 x 183 mm. Original printed wrappers a little chipped and darkened small splits in spine. Very good. First edition offprint issue. Einstein's work on semivectors "was stimulated by Ehrenfest's insistence on a better understanding of the relation between single-valued and double-valued representations of the Lorentz group . . . Einstein and Mayer went on to relate semivectors to the Dirac equation and to generalize the formalism to general relativity" Pais Subtle is the Lord pp. 451-452. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 186. unknown books
191727729Leipzigh Germany: S. Hirzel 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Albert Einstein's 1879-1955 derivation of Planck's law for thermal radiation. Einstein also introduces the possibility of stimulated emission of radiation the principle behind the laser. xi 604 pp. 4to. Black cloth binding with gold embossed titling to spine. Ex-library stamp on title page the only indication of its former life in an institution. Very clean within. S. Hirzel hardcover books
19271324467Paris: The Sign of the Pegasus 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 16 31 pages; 150 pages; VG; bound in gilt decorated burgundy cloth rebacked with original boards and spine preserved; top edge of text block gilt; mild rubbing and wear; with 150 photographs plus a folded color frontispiece; shelved above front case. 1324467. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Sign of the Pegasus hardcover books
192043308Berlin: Springer 1920. 15pp. 221 x 146 mm. Original printed wrappers foxed. Minor internal foxing but very good. First edition cover title does not include the date Einstein delivered his lecture; see Weil. "By royal decree of June 24 1920 a special chair in Leiden University was created for Einstein enabling him to come to that university for short periods of his choosing. On October 27 1920 Einstein began his new position with an inaugural address on aether and relativity theory" Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 313. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 111. Springer unknown books
1930433061930. Offprint from Mathematische Annalen 102 1930. 685-697pp. Original printed self-wrappers. 233 x 157 mm. Very good apart from small split in lower spine. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 171. unknown books
1923374081923. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Weil 137. unknown books
1923433181923. Offprint from Zeitschrift für Physik 16 1923. Single sheet unpaginated. 230 x 155 mm. One corner creased but very good. First edition offprint issue. Einstein's second response to Friedmann's groudbreaking paper on equations governing the expansion of space which made a valuable contribution to Einstein's theory of relativity and admitted the possibility of an expanding universe. Einstein at first believed that Friedmann's reasoning was incorrect then corrected his own objection in the present brief "Notiz" and called Friedmann's results "clarifying." Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 288. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 130. unknown books
08777Np; 1923. First Edition. offprint from Sitzungsberichten der Presussichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Sitzung der physikalishch-mahematischen klasse vom 31 mai XVII. p. 137-140 bound in original orange printied wraps; quarto 254 x 184mm. Einstein's first investigation of Weyl's ideas published in the present work introduced the notion of distant parallelism; however Einstein later rejected Weyl's theory. <br/><br/> paperback books
1923374071923. <p>Einstein Albert 1879-1955. Zur affinen Feldtheorie. Offprint from Sitzungsberichte der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 17 1923. 137-140pp. 256 x 185 mm. Original printed wrappers. Fine.</p> <p>First Edition Offprint Issue. In 1923 Einstein published four short papers of which "Zur affinen Feldtheorie" is the third on Eddington's attempt at a unified field theory marking the beginning of a scientific passion that would dominate the remainder of his career. In 1921 British physicist Arthur Eddington had proposed a unified field theory inspired by the work of Hermann Weyl. "Einstein's own initial reaction was that Eddington had created a beautiful framework without content. Nevertheless he began to examine what would be made of these ideas and finally decided that 'I must absolutely publish since Eddington's idea must be thought through to the end.' That was what he wrote to Weyl. Three days later he wrote to him again about unified field theories: 'Above stands the marble smile of implacable Nature which has endowed us more with longing than with intellectual capacity.' Thus romantically began Einstein's adventures with general connections adventures that were to continue until his final hours" Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 343. This paper is included on Shields's list of Einstein's most significant papers; see Albert Einstein Philosopher-Scientist 1949 p. 758. Shields 175. Weil 132. </p> . unknown books
1929374191929. <p>Einstein Albert 1879-1955. Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie. Offprint from Sitzungsberichten der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1 1929. 8vo. 8pp. Berlin: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaft 1929. 256 x 183 mm. Original printed wrappers slightly soiled and creased. Very good. </p> <p>First Separate Edition. "In 1928 Einstein embarked on a new approach to a unified field theory . . . involving what he called 'distant parallelism'. . . . By early 1929 he had solved the main problems involved in writing down field equations for his unified theory. On the day of official publication of the third of a formidably technical series of nine articles on the theory . . . excited headlines appeared in foreign newspapers throughout the world. . . . In this frenzied unscientific atmosphere Einstein's new theory was hailed in the press as an outstanding scientific advance. Yet Einstein had stated in his article that it was still tentative; and soon he found he had to abandon it Hoffman Einstein pp. 225-26. This paper is included on Shields's list of Einstein's most significant papers; see Albert Einstein Philosopher-Scientist 1949 p. 758. Weil 165. Pais Subtle is the Lord pp. 344-46. </p> . unknown books
1921433161921. Offprint from Sitzungsberichte der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1921. Single sheet pp. 882-883. 256 x 184 mm. Minor marginal tears one corner chipped but very good. First ediiton offprint issue. "Since after 1917 Einstein firmly believed that light-quanta were here to stay it is not surprising that he would look for new ways in which the existence of photons might lead to observable devations from the classical picture. In this he did not succeed. At one point in 1921 he thought he had found a new quantum criterion published in the present paper but it soon turned out to be a false lead" Pais Subtle is the Lord pp. 412-413. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 118. unknown books
16970EINSTEIN Albert. Relativity: The Special and General Theory. New York: Henry Holt & Company 1921. First Edition third printing. 1921 on title page making it the second printing of this edition and the third overall. Publisher's original blue cloth no dust jacket. Octavo 168 pages. Relativity: The Special and the General Theory began as a short paper and was eventually published as a book written with the aim of giving "an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who from a general scientific and philosophical point of view are interested in the theory but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics."- from the Preface. It is divided into 3 parts the first dealing with special relativity the second dealing with general relativity and the third dealing with considerations on the universe as a whole. It is unique both for giving special insight into one of the greatest minds of the 20th century and for providing a remarkably concise explanation of relativity. In very good to near fine condition with only very slight mottling to cloth cover and very minor foxing to outer bottom page edges. Absolutely clean and tight inside. unknown books
1923140940078Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1923. First American Edition. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Cloth lightly edge worn patch of rubbing to front cover ding to top edge of front board. Pages toned. Previous owner inkless emboss to front free endpaper and name and date inked to following blank sheet where hinge is also over-exposed at the top edge. Pages toned. Princeton University Press unknown books
1931148499Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1931. Vintage photograph of Albert Einstein and his wife Elsa on a Warner Brothers film set February 3 1931. <br/><br/>In early 1931 Einstein and his wife visited several studios and sets to see European directors at work. Here Einstein his wife sitting at his left and cinematographer J. Peverell Marley sit in at a screening for the 1931 French language version of "The Big House" in France titled "Revolte dans la prison." As this is a prison film a number of actors in the photo are wearing prison jackets. <br/><br/>Jacques Feyder was the original director of the French version and Pal Fejos and George W. Hill are credited for it as well.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the corners. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Warner Brothers unknown books
192021022503New York: Henry Holt 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Good . First US edition first printing octavo size 182 pp. The name "Albert Einstein" 1879-1955 immediately conjures up in the mind of almost everyone the image a brilliant scientist whose research and findings are comprehensible to only a few. He would be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 the year after this book was published and his work led to ideas such as spacetime length contraction neutron stars and black holes - along with many other scientific concepts still being explored today. <br/><br/>Einstein published works on "special relativity" as early as 1905 and by 1916 would publish the final form of "general relativity". The two would come together in this work "Relativity The Special and General Theory" first published in London by Methuen in 1920 and in the same year in the US by Henry Holt. In addition to the sections on "The Special Theory of Relativity" and "The General Theory of Relativity" is included a special part "Considerations on the Universe as a Whole" which according to the translator's note was "written specially for this translation" p. ix. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full navy blue cloth over boards gilt lettering on the front blind-debossed ruled borders on the front frontispiece a half-tone reproduction of an etching of Einstein in 1920 by Hermann Struck a German-Jewish artist well known for his etchings; octavo size 8 3/8" by 5 5/8" pagination: i-iv v-xiii blank xiv 1-168. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: A bit better than good the boards mostly clean with a few light specks straight corners with minimal rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior clean and entirely free of prior owner markings; rubbing with slight fraying of the cloth at the head and tail of the spine gilt lettering on the spine has rubbed off leaving debossed lettering the aforementioned light rubbing to the corners an old dampstain at the top fore-edge corner from the front free endpaper through p. 2 a few upper corners bent only the outer quarter-inch by a prior owner offsetting from an old clipping on pp. 16 and 17 and uniform light toning throughout. <br/><br/>___CITATIONS: Printing and the Mind of Man no. 408; online American National Biography and a bit from Wiki. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Henry Holt unknown books
193110574New York: The Macmillan Company 1931. First American Edition. Cloth. Near fine/good. First American edition of About Zionism: Speeches and Letters by Professor Albert Einstein in scarce dust jacket. Twelvemo 8 9-94pp. Green cloth title stamped in gilt on spine. Published "February 1931" statement on copyright page. Uncut outer edge clean text throughout. Sound binding. In the scarce publisher's dust jacket price clipped retail price of $1.50 stamped on front flap chipping and some loss along top edge shelf wear to both covers a stable but well-worn example. Boni Russ & Laurence 306 An exceptionally scarce example of this work in the publisher's original dust jacket. First published in London in 1930 by The Soncino Press this work was translated into English by Leon Simon. The Macmillan Company unknown books
1920140938929London: Methuen and Co 1920. First British Edition. Good. First British edition first printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Good. Cloth heavily faded at spine spotted and lightly scratched. Previous owner details to front free endpaper. Endsheets offset from binder's glue pages toned with "Biographical Note" page chipped at top edge and pages toward rear creased at the top corner. Methuen and Co unknown books
1949140941039Evanston IL: The Library of Living Philosophers Inc 1949. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Bound in publisher's original dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. Near Fine with toning to pages offsetting to endsheets former owner name to front free endpaper and small sticker ghost to front paste down. In a Very Good dust jacket with fraying and chip at bottom spine end and short closed tear at head light edge wear toning and soiling to rear panel. The Library of Living Philosophers, Inc unknown books
1906602Leipzig: Barth 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST EDITION of two important Einstein papers including one of the two papers on his Noble Prize winning work on the photoelectric effect. On the Theory of Light Production and Light Absorption: A continuation and development of Einstein's revolutionary first paper in 1905 on the photoelectric effect "On a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation and Conversion of Light". "In a companion paper to "On a Heuristic Point." published in 1906 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. In viewing radiation not as a continuous wave but as composed of small packets of energy later called photons Einstein was again shaking the foundations of classical physics" Honner The Description of Nature 31. Particle Physics: One Hundred Years of Discoveries: "Corpuscular-wave dualism for photons. Explanation of the photoelectric effect using the quantum hypothesis of Planck. Nobel prize to A. Einstein awarded in 1921 'for services to Theoretical Physics and especially of he law of the photoelectric effect.'" Weil 12. The Principle of Conservation of Motion of the Center of Gravity and the Inertia of Energy: Einstein's further development of E=mc2. Einstein boldly uses his relationship to insist that the conservation of mass is a special case of the conservation of energy and broadens the law to include not only mechanical but electromagnetic processes as well. Weil 13. IN: Annalen der Physik Vol. 20 pp. 199-206; 627-633. Leipzig: Barth 1906. Octavo modern full green morocco. Rippling to the first few leaves of volume not affecting Einstein papers. Provenance: with library stamp on series title from the prestigious Gmelin Institute after 1996 part of the Max Planck Institute. Very handsomely bound. Barth hardcover books
