Glimpses from His Archives
Albert Einstein, Helen Dukas, Banesh Hoffmann, Ze'ev Rosenkranz: Albert Einstein, the Human Side (2013, Princeton University Press)
184 pages
English language
Published 2013 by Princeton University Press.
Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in this illuminating selection of personal papers from the Albert Einstein Archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker who asked whether Einstein believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, an exchange with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium about fine music, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this warm and enriching book.
Insomma... Una raccolta di lettere di Einstein che mettono in evidenza le doti di questo personaggio non da troppo tempo scomparso. Sicuramente curioso, però dal punto di vista più libresco, è giusto una mera raccolta senza una direzione precisa.
