Einstein for Beginners , republished as Introducing Einstein , is a 1979 graphical study guide for Albert Einstein and written relativity theory by Joseph Schwartz and illustrated by Michael McGuinness. The volume is, according to the publisher's website, "funny, disrespectful, sophisticated and accessible," and, "the perfect introduction to Einstein's life and thought."
"This," said Leonardo's reviewer, Conklin, "is not just a book explaining Einstein's scientific work, but a mixture of history, politics, and science." Where, according to Professor Paul Thagard's "Science for the People" reviewer, "Einstein's work is related to the emergence of the electric industry and the subsequent development of the atomic bomb."
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Publishing history
This volume was originally published in the UK by the Writer and Cooperative Publisher of the Readers in 1979, after the collapse of this organization in 1984, partly due to disagreement over the sale of US rights to this title, the book was subsequently re-published in the US by the Pantheon Books and in the United Kingdom by Icon Books.
Preferred edition:
- Einstein for Beginners . Author & amp; Reader. 1979. ISBN: 0906386055.
- Einstein for Beginners . Pantheon Books. 1990. ISBN: 0375714596.
- Einstein for Beginners . Icon Books. 1992. ISBNÃ, 1874166021.
- Introducing Einstein . Icon Books. 1999. ISBN: 1840460601. Ã,
- Einstein for Beginners . Pantheon Books. 1990. ISBNÃ, 1874166021.
- Introducing Einstein . Icon Books. 2005. ISBN: 1840466677. Ã,
- Introducing Einstein: Graphical Guide . Icon Books. 2012. ISBN: 1848314086. Ã,
Related volume in series For Beginners :
- Manly, Steven L.; Fournier, Steven (2009). Relativity and Quantum Physics . Readers & amp; Author.
Related volume in series Introducing... :
- Rankin, William (1993). Newton for Beginners . Icon Books. ISBN: 1863734953.
- Felix, Pirani; Christina, Roche (1993). The Universe for Beginners . Icon Books. ISBN: 1874166064.
- McEvoy, J.P.; ZÃÆ'¡rate, Oscar (1995). Stephen Hawking for Beginners . Icon Books.
- McEvoy, J.P.; ZÃÆ'¡rate, Oscar (1996). Quantum Theory for Beginners . Icon Books.
- Callender, Craig; Edney, Ralph (2001). Introducing the Time . Icon Books.
- Bassett, Bruce; Edney, Ralph (2002). Introducing Relativity . Icon Books. ISBN: 1840463724.
- Clegg, Brian; Pugh, Oliver (2012). Introducing Infinity . Icon Books.
- Whyntie, Tom; Pugh, Oliver (2013). Introducing Particle Physics . Icon Books.
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Reception
Professor Paul Thagard, writing in Science for the People, described the book as "understandable and entertaining," while Henry McDonald, writing in the Washington Post, described it as " well illustrated and thoroughly researched ".
"Almost half the book," according to Nan Conklin, wrote in Leonardo, "is devoted to telling Einstein's early life and its influence on him." "His discussion of the political environment in which Einstein's discovery was made." according to McDonald, "informative."
"The images and the words have a clear aroma of comic books," according to Conklin, but that is, "only when the author begins to explain Einstein's theory that the use of odd presentation modes seems justified." McDonald describes, "the presentation of the invention itself is a bit less inspired," while Thagard also praised the authors as, "very inventive in using funny illustrations and funny sides to lead beginners through difficult concepts."
While Conklin speculates that the publisher may have included volumes on Einstein in this series because of his belief, "the formation of socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system that would be oriented towards social goals," and McDonald asserted that the author, "Goes out of their way to emphasize [. Einstein's socialism, "Thagard is critical of failure to," develops social relations in a substantial way, "and concludes that volumes do not provide," the basis for discussion of the role of science in society. "
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