This indispensable volume contains a compendium of articles covering a vast range of topics in physics which were begun or influenced by the works of Albert Ein

More than fifty years after his death, Albert Einstein's vital engagement with the world continues to inspire others, spurring conversations, projects, and rese

A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light. This brilliant mind wi

Based on papers presented at the Jerusalem Einstein Centennial Symposium in March 1979, this volume sets forth an articulated sequence of chapters on the impact

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be