The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy (RoutledgeCurzon/Leiden Series on Modern East Asian Politics & History)
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    The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy (RoutledgeCurzon/Leiden Series on Modern East Asian Politics & History)
    Rikki Kersten
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    Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond their limited success at the ballot box. This book focuses attention on the influence exerted by the Left on the political landscape of Japan in the modern era, and assesses the reasons for its successes and failures in terms of its impact on enduring dimensions of Japanese political thought, activism and policy.

    Studies of the Japanese Left have hitherto focused on the formal political entities of the Japan Socialist Party and the Japan Communist Party, on crisis points or on single-issue factors such as Article 9 of the 1947 Constitution or the Gulf War in 1991. With essays from an international team of contributors looking at the deeper issues such as pacifist idealism, the dynamics of opposition politics in Japan, and distinguishing features ofJapanese Leftist policy such as opposition to liberalization of agricultural trade and positive relations with North Korea, The Left in Japanese Politics will provide a much-needed fresh interpretation of the modern sweep of Japanese politics.

    Left in Japanese Democracy (RoutledgeCurzon/Leiden Series on Modern East Asian Politics & History)
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      Left in Japanese Democracy (RoutledgeCurzon/Leiden Series on Modern East Asian Politics & History)
      Rikki Kersten
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      Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War
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      • vision mexico
      • Extraordinary account of Mexican History
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      • Empire and Revolution
      Empire and Revolution: The Americans in Mexico since the Civil War
      John Mason Hart
      Manufacturer: University of California Press
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      ASIN: 0520223241

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      The deep relationship between the United States and Mexico has had repercussions felt around the world. This sweeping and unprecedented chronicle of the economic and social connections between the two nations opens a new window onto history from the Civil War to today and brilliantly illuminates the course of events that made the United States a global empire. The Mexican Revolution, Manifest Destiny, World War II, and NAFTA are all part of the story, but John Mason Hart's narrative transcends these moments of economic and political drama, resonating with the themes of wealth and power. Combining economic and historical analysis with personal memoirs and vivid descriptions of key episodes and players, Empire and Revolution is based on substantial amounts of previously unexplored source material. Hart excavated recently declassified documents in the archives of the United States government and traveled extensively in rural Mexico to uncover the rich sources for this gripping story of 135 years of intervention, cooperation, and corruption.
      Beginning just after the American Civil War, Hart traces the activities of an elite group of financiers and industrialists who, sensing opportunities for wealth to the south, began to develop Mexico's infrastructure. He charts their activities through the pivotal regime of Porfirio Díaz, when Americans began to gain ownership of Mexico's natural resources, and through the Mexican Revolution, when Americans lost many of their holdings in Mexico. Hart concentrates less on traditional political history in the twentieth century and more on the hidden interactions between Americans and Mexicans, especially the unfolding story of industrial production in Mexico for export to the United States. Throughout, this masterful narrative illuminates the development and expansion of the American railroad, oil, mining, and banking industries. Hart also shows how the export of the "American Dream" has shaped such areas as religion and work attitudes in Mexico.
      Empire and Revolution reveals much about the American psyche, especially the compulsion of American elites toward wealth, global power, and contact with other peoples, often in order to "save" them. These characteristics were first expressed internationally in Mexico, and Hart shows that the Mexican experience was and continues to be a prototype for U.S. expansion around the world. His work demonstrates the often inconspicuous yet profoundly damaging impact of American investment in the underdeveloped countries of Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Empire and Revolution will be the definitive book on U.S.-Mexico relations and their local and global ramifications.

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      5 out of 5 stars vision mexico.......2005-09-08

      Me parece un libro extremadamente objetivo y bien documentado que relata la dura realidad de un pais vecino al pais mas poderoso del mundo

      5 out of 5 stars Extraordinary account of Mexican History.......2004-03-02

      This amazing, seminal sweeping account details the role of Americans in Mexico from 1864 through the present. Concentrating mostly on the period of the 1860s-1920s this is the most amazing, excellent historical account of Mexico in the period that can be found. Far more then a tail of American investment this book tells the story of Mexico and its people experiencing the pangs of development and industrial revolution. President Diaz who dominated Mexican politics during this period made it possible for a vast number of Americans and other foreigners(like Germans and Spaniards) to purchase vast tracts of lands and develop not only the Oil industry but also the Mexican rail industry. In the 1910s a series of revolutions beginning with the Huerta insurrection brought such luminaries to the fore as Villa and Zapata. These forces eventually destroyed the large American investment in Mexico, harming the American exile community(much of which had helped to build up Mexican infrastructure) and swept away and entire era of Mexican politics. The Veracruz intervention is documented in great detail as are all aspects of the `Americanization' of states like Sonora. Scant attention is paid to the role of American tourists or Mormon missionaries or the years of 1930-1990(the era of the PRI). But nevertheless the book does bring the history to the present of NAFTA and presumes the election of FOX and the `almost' election of the PRD in the early 90s.

      A wonderful book. A great read and one of the only books to give such a sweeping colorful detail to this essential period of Mexican history. A period that harpers to today's Mexican law which forbids foreigners from owning land in Mexico. Leftovers of the American adventure in Mexico can also be seen today in the national companies like Pemex and Cemex and the national railroads, most of whose infrastructure was built by Americans only be nationalized by the Mexican government in the 1920s.

      A must read for anyone interested in Mexico, America, the border or the reasons for the way Mexico is today.

      Seth J. Frantzman

      5 out of 5 stars Indispensable.......2002-05-15

      In Empire and Revolution, eminent Mexican historian John Mason Hart unravels a process in which a vanguard U.S. financial elite in pursuit of empire initially penetrated Mexico by financially supporting Porfirio Diaz's successful revolt against the democratically elected government of Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada. Once in power, Diaz offered a friendly and stable regime predisposed to unfettered foreign, particularly U. S., investments which developed Mexico's infrastructure that inevitably led to its monopolistic control. This, in turn, allowed a select group of capitalists to acquire land and resources, in vast quantities unknown until now (nearly 70% of the border and the littoral), only to lose most of their acquisitions as a result of the Mexican Revolution. Hart continues on into the post-revolutionary period by detailing the process in which U. S. capital re-penetrated Mexico once the embers of revolutionary nationalism and social activism cooled and transformed into more pragmatic economic development, and traces it to the present interdependent relationship under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In essence this study offers the reader insight of how Mexico became the first third-world nation that the United States encountered and how it served as a model for guiding U. S. latter-day third-world hegemonic impulses.

      While sweeping in scope, Hart's book provides more than just an abstract look at U. S. capital. This work is about individuals-replete with detailed portrayals of the key financial elite, both bankers and industrialists, and civil-war era generals who first pried open the door for U. S. capital investment in Mexico as well as the U. S. "colonists" that followed in their wake. Hart also sheds light into U. S. political and military might that helped buttress these financial elite's imperial pretensions-one key military intervention in Veracruz help tip the scales to Carranza during the Mexican Revolution. Although irascibly nationalistic, Carranza was more acceptable to the U. S. financial and political powers than were Villa or Zapata. Besides covering the political and military aspects of this imperial juggernaut, Hart provides insight into the implications of U. S. economic hegemony in Mexico and the resulting social and cultural interactions. Hart's description of cultural clashes and misunderstandings that occurred throughout this longue durée and the slow transformation into social, cultural, political and economic accommodations lends weight to the concept of an interrelated, albeit diffuse, cultural space that author Joel Garreau and others have christened MexAmerica.

      Based on copious primary sources (some recently declassified) from widely dispersed archives and twelve years of research, Empire and Revolution is a seminal work from which future historians of Mexico and U. S. relations will need to begin their inquiry. This is a book that also should be read by all State Department types and businessmen dealing with Mexico and NAFTA-related issues. However, this book is not only for the specialists but also for all others interested in our neighbor to the South who desire to understand how interrelated our histories have been and will continue to be. This is an indispensable book.

      5 out of 5 stars An essential read........2002-05-05

      This is a seminal work and the best book on Mexican history that I have ever read. Sweeping in scope, John Mason Hart provides an intimate portrayal of American bankers, industrialists, and settlers in the shaping of America's rising influence in Mexico from the Civil War to the present interdependent relationship under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In addition to covering the vast economic, political, and military forces that shaped Mexico and the United States, Hart integrates the cultural and demographic shifts that have reshaped life on both sides of a quickly disappearing border. This is a must read not only for scholars, but anyone interested in American and Mexican history, as well as a major interpretive work on how the United States became a global empire. Mexico serves as the definitve laboratory for American foreign policy and the impusles that forged America's relationship to the "third world." This is an essential book for understanding not only the past, but also the future of North America.

      5 out of 5 stars Empire and Revolution.......2002-04-28

      John Mason Hart's Empire and Revolution directs our attention to the role of Americans in Mexico in an entirely new way by emphasizing the diverse ways in which Americans have affected that country and the third world. He demonstrates the importance of financiers in opening our relations with Mexico and the ensuing development of industry, timber, mining, oil, agricultural, ranching and settlement. In the modern era he goes beneath the surface to explain the nature of the drug trade, tourism, and the border economy. He also posits Mexico as a model for understanding relations between the United States and the third world by demonstrating that Mexico was our first and most profound relationship with that part of humanity. Moreover, the narrative style, at times, flows like Walt Whitman's as the reader is given images of American expansion, not just in its westward movement, but south into Mexico. This is the best book on the role of the United States in the third world that I have read.

      Einstein:: The Life and Times
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      Einstein:: The Life and Times
      Ronald W. Clark
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      ASIN: 038001159X
      Release Date: 1999-11-09

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      Ronald W. Clark's definitive biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to reveal the human side of the legendary absent-minded professor who confidently claimed that space and time were not what they seemed.

      Here is the classic portrait of the scientist and the man: the boy growing up in the Swiss Alps, the young man caught in an unhappy first marriage, the passionate pacifist who agonized over making The Bomb, the indifferent Zionist asked to head the Israeli state, the physicist who believed in God.

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      5 out of 5 stars One of the great biographies of all time.......2005-09-24

      Whenever they compile the list of the best biographies of the 20th Century, this book will definitely be on the short list. It's a masterpiece. Clark presents a thorough, erudite, and accessible account of Einstein's life and work. He begins by relating Einstein's early struggles and his years at the Swiss Patent Office, where he read and analyzed technical reports. Then came the great relativity theory and the subsequent success and reknown. The flight from Nazi Germany to Princeton, the building of the atomic bomb during WW II (he regretted this association the most in his life), and the myths that developed around his life with the public (he hated the public adulation; when he died he didn't want his house on Mercer Street in Princeton to become a shrine) also get their fair and judicious treatment. Einstein was a great scientist who had developed some of the most complicated theories in physics, and Clark is excellent in trying to explain them for the general reader. But he is best when capturing Einstein the man. Clark writes with the confidence of a master, even majestically. It's a long book and not a fast read, but the time spent with Clark and his magnificent subject is time very well spent. One even wishes for more at the end. A brilliant work.

      5 out of 5 stars The very symbol of human genius .......2005-06-26

      This is a well- written account of the life of Einstein. It also provides explanations for the general reader of Einstein's great and revolutionary contributions to mankind's understanding of the physical world.
      It gives the picture of how one person from relatively humble origins rose to become the very symbol of human genius, and a cultural hero of mankind.
      It presents a picture of a more complicated human being by far than is contained by the popular image. It is the picture of a person of enormous dedication, of a startling power to devise in his own mind ' thought- experiments' that would lead to changing completely mankind's conceptions not only of the world but of its own powers.
      It is the the story of Einstein's reluctant political involvements, his devotion to peace, his great humanism, his Zionism and contribution to the building of Hebrew University, his opposition to Fascism, his famous letter to President Roosevelt that pushed the Chicago project for building the Atom bomb, his torments of conscience over his discoveries having been used in war.
      Most importantly it traces the scientific career of Einstein including the legendary moment of great triumph in 1919 when his general theory of Relativity was experimentally confirmed, and Einstein transformed overnight into a world- famous figure.
      It also tells the story of Einstein's struggle for over thirty- five years throughout the whole latter part of his life to devise a unified field theory . This is the story of a great man's frustration, and too his isolation from the great majority of his colleagues in regard to his position on quantum theory, (The famous," God does not play dice with the world")
      Clark describes Einstein's fundamental attitude toward Nature and God, his closeness to Spinoza in seeing in an impersonal eternal order of nature the source of Beauty and objective scientific truth.
      This is a wonderful book about one of mankind's greatest creative giants.

      4 out of 5 stars A Great Man Deserves A Great Book........2005-04-01

      Albert Einstein found his place among philosophies and equations in mathematical and scientific areas he had grown up around. He hated his strict school at the gymnasium when he was young and the army when he was older. These two deep dislikes caused him to be freer in his work and mind set, and to never be brought down by structure or criticism. His imagination and pure genius made him one of the world's most impressive thinkers, ever. Einstein was the fore-runner of his new, "illogical" physics and took much of the heat, as did Galileo when he first discovered his laws. He traveled all over the world and experienced much of the times. He finally settled in America and helped the government create a bomb to stop the fighting of World War II, the atomic bomb. As a friend, Phillip Frank knew the man personally and wrote his story because of his mysterious genius and major accomplishments. Einstein's as important as Galileo, Newton, or Kepler, and his story might even be more interesting. This book was a good read and definitely a good reference for anything to do with the genius and his discoveries.

      3 out of 5 stars Where is Mileva?.......2004-01-01

      This is a good biography of Einstein as far as it goes, but it is a bit dated and incomplete as far as his first wife Mileva Maric and their three children are concerned. Clark refers to her only a few times, and he introduces her as the daughter of a Serbian peasant. She was brilliant in her own right, and there is strong evidence that she was instrumental in developing his theories of relativity. Anybody who doubts this should consult the love letters Einstein wrote to her between about 1900-1905. He refers to "our work on relativity," and some of the letters actually contain formulas and equations!
      I have never understood why Einstein has the reputation as the greatest genius etc. He had a lot of help with the theory of relativity (e.g., Poincare and many others), and to the end of his life he refused to believe in the reality of quantum theory, what is thought to be the most precise theory in the history of science. Wouldn't a genius see the truth of this theory?

      5 out of 5 stars a great analysis.......2002-04-02

      This is an exceptionally well written biography of perhaps the greatest scientific genius in human history.Clark superbly conveys the story of Einstein`s journey through physics,the world wars & Zionism.Be warned,though:the book`s encyclopedic nature & voluminous content ensures that reading it till the end is pie in the sky for people who are not used to heavy reading & deep contemplation on the topics discussed.
      Einstein: His Life and Times
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      • Einstein: His Life and Times
      • Sparse on biography, a little too heavy on the science
      • Einstein: His Life and Times
      • An Ultimate Biography
      • An Ultimate Biography
      Einstein: His Life and Times
      Philipp Frank , and Shuichi Kusaka
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      An accessible and personal biography of Albert Einstein written by a friend and colleague.

      Much has been written about Albert Einstein, technical and biographical, but very little remains as valuable as this unique hybrid of a book. Both rich in personal insights and grounded in a deep knowledge of twentieth-century science, Frank's biography anchors the reader with a lucid overview of physics and draws an intimate portrait of the Nobel Prize-winner.

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      4 out of 5 stars Einstein: His Life and Times.......2006-04-17

      In this intriguing biography, Philipp Frank provides a well-researched and impeccably thorough account of Einstein's life while simultaneously presenting an understandable explanation of the great scientist's theories and works. In this description of Einstein's family history, youth, education, and professional life, Frank comments on the personality and psychology that resulted in the theories that revolutionized the science of the twentieth century. The biography chronologically relays the major events of Einstein's life with a significant focus on the public perception of his theories and the contrast between that perception and the actual meaning of the theories. Frank conveniently glosses over events, such as Einstein's divorce, which could possibly place the scientist in an unflattering light. This factor in addition to Frank's backhanded insults directed towards any critics of Einstein serve to reveal the author's admiration of Einstein. Through the course of the book, it is clear that Frank felt compelled to clarify the positive quality of Einstein's work and personal character by depicting his life in a complementary biography. The book moves at a stop-and-go pace as Frank alternates between narrative and scientific explanation. Despite this slight sense of incomprehensibility, this biography skillfully illustrates the character and accomplishments of one of history's greatest scientists by connecting his theories with his personal experiences. Overall, this depiction of Einstein's life is as thought-provoking as it is in-depth, and it provides the reader with a sense of clarity about a topic that has been notably difficult for most people to fully understand.

      3 out of 5 stars Sparse on biography, a little too heavy on the science.......2005-04-17

      Einstein was and still remains the most compelling figure of the 20th century. He is universally recognized as the greatest mind the world has ever known even though many of his proponents do not understand the theories that made him a public figure in the first place. Einstein: His Life and Times attempts to shed light on both the theories that created the genius and the genius that created the theories that forever altered the course of mankind. In describing Einstein's theories, Frank is more than competent as he was Einstein's successor as Professor of Theoretical Physics in Prague. There is no doubt that Frank understands the concepts articulated by his predecessor. For the lay person Frank's explanations and the prose they are written in are difficult to comprehend. To worsen the symptoms, the in depth discussion of the theories of special and general relativity, as well as the history and development of the physical sciences are laborious reads at best. Moments such as these are precisely what keeps this biography from achieving the greatness it is capable of. Frank would have served his audience better if he had trimmed the biography of some of it's theoretical "fat" and "seasoned" it with deeper insight into the humanism of it's subject. For the most part Einstein: His Life and Times was an enjoyable read, I just wish I had tried one the other Einstein biographies instead.

      5 out of 5 stars Einstein: His Life and Times.......2005-04-01

      Einstein: His Life and Times was written by Philipp Frank, Einstein's close friend and colleague. It includes a plethora of information about Einstein's life and ideas as well as the effects of his work. The biography begins with information about Einstein's family, childhood, and early schooling along with the first signs of his interest in intellectual topics. The book discusses Einstein's personality and his relationships with others including colleagues, friends, and students. The book is not constrained to physics alone. It also goes very deep into philosophy and how philosophical ideas have shaped the world of science and physics. Besides Einstein's personal life and struggles (e.g., with anti-Semitism and finances), Philipp Frank explains Einstein's major theories (including the theory of relativity, the quantum theory, and the equivalence of mass and energy) and scientific ideas. Obviously, Einstein's theories are very complex, and even many scientists of his day could not fully comprehend them. However, Frank tries to explain these theories in terms that can be understood by most people. The book is interesting because it is not overly simple (it includes some very difficult concepts and proofs), but it isn't overly complex either. Frank covers many topics, ranging from curved space to the relativity of time to the atomic bomb. There is also lots of discussion of politics and the effect of the Nazis and World Wars on Einstein and physics. Philipp Frank has written this book for several reasons. Firstly, Einstein was a great influence on his life because they were colleagues and good friends. In addition, Einstein appointed Frank as his successor as the professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Prague. Frank must have felt extremely fortunate to be connected with a man of such intelligence and fame. Frank wants to provide the reader with his personal insights and experiences with the world's most recognized genius of the modern age. His purpose was to perhaps provide a clearer picture and understanding of this enigmatic man known as Einstein. Frank even says in the introduction, "I am writing this biography of Einstein...for people who want to understand something of the contradictory and complicated twentieth-century world....[A]nyone who comprehends even a little of Einstein's personality, his work, and its influence will have taken a long step toward [such] an understanding." Anyone who is at all interested in Einstein's life, his ideas, or abstract concepts regarding physics and philosophy should read this book. The book is absolutely full of interesting facts, experiences, and information. I had a lot of fun reading it especially because it is suited for both the layman and the more advanced.

      5 out of 5 stars An Ultimate Biography.......2003-10-28

      When discussing the life of Einstein it is never clear whether one's focus should be on the simple biographical facts, the scientific work or his political and social activism. This book attempts a distillation and mostly succeeds because it captures the essense of the man who was simultaneously many things - a complex, gentle person who became a persona.

      For a long time he was defined by the equation E=MC2 but over time his other theoretical work has been explored (and many times dismissed) and more importantly, his early years and the ideas that emerged from that era have come more sharply into focus. The author provides a wealth of data on the European life of Einstein which is interesting in itself.

      The author waxes eloquently on the non-scientific side of the man, the humanist that the world knows today. This is a beautiful, complete work covering all aspects of Einstein's life.

      5 out of 5 stars An Ultimate Biography.......2003-10-24

      When discussing the life of Einstein it is never clear whether one's focus should be on the simple biographical facts, the scientific work or his political and social activism. This book attempts a distillation and mostly succeeds because it captures the essense of the man who was simultaneously many things - a complex, gentle person who became a persona.

      For a long time he was defined by the equation E=MC2 but over time his other theoretical work has been explored (and many times dismissed) and more importantly, his early years and the ideas that emerged from that era have come more sharply into focus. The author provides a wealth of data on the European life of Einstein which is interesting in itself.

      The author waxes eloquently on the non-scientific side of the man, the humanist that that the world knows today. This is a beautiful, complete work covering all aspects of Einstein's life.
      EINSTEIN : THE LIFE AND TIMES + THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY + IDEAS AND OPINIONS + THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS (EINSTEIN'S LIFE AND WRITINGS, 4 Volume Matched Set)
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        Manufacturer: Easton Press
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        The life and writings of the great genius. --- The landmark works and definitive biography of one of history's greatest scientists: The Meaning of Relativity, The Evolution of Physics and Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein, plus Einstein: The Life and Times by Ronald W. Clark.
        Einstein: Life and Times
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          Einstein: Life and Times
          Ronald W. Clark
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          Einstein  The Life and Times
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • The Hobo Philosopher
          Einstein The Life and Times
          Albert] Clark, Ronald W. [Einstein
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          5 out of 5 stars The Hobo Philosopher.......2007-08-14

          This is the first book about Albert Einstein that I ever bought and it remains in my mind as one of the most difinitve and interesting biographies of Einstein that I have yet read. I just took it off my library shelf the other day and thought that I would go over it once again. As I remembered the scientific explanations were what most impressed me. I remember actually thinking that I understood Einsten's theory after reading this book. Of course, I was dreaming; but dreaming is fun too.
          Time (Life Science Library)
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            1. The elusive nature of time 2. Life's remarkable rhythms 3. Subdividing the year 4. Ticking off the hours 5. Segments of the second 6. Fixing the start of "Long Ago" 7. The Einstein revolution 8. The arrow of time 10. Perfecting the clock 11. The innards of the watch 12. Further reading and acknowledgments 13. Index
            Einstein (Life & Times)
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            • the real Einstein
            Einstein (Life & Times)
            Peter D. Smith
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            Albert Einstein re-wrote the textbooks of science in 1905: physics since has been little more than a series of footnotes to the theories of a 26-year-old patent-office clerk. Einstein’s science and emotional life come together in this vivid portrait of a rebellious and contradictory figure, a pacifist whose legendary equation E=mc2 squared opened scientists’ eyes to the terrible power within every atom. â€~To punish me for my contempt for authority,’ he lamented, â€~Fate has made me an authority myself ’

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            5 out of 5 stars the real Einstein.......2004-06-22

            A great read, packed with insights into one of the most remarkable scientists of all time. Lots of bits from Einstein's letters as well as some nice photos - a really super little book that show what an extraordinary guy Einstein was. I simply love the cover too and had it on my desk for ages! Those eyes...
            EINSTEIN - THE LIFE AND TIMES
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                EINSTEIN : THE LIFE AND TIMES (EINSTEIN'S LIFE AND WRITINGS, Volume 1)
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                  Parks for life: an emotion-based park ethic for everyone.(@Issue): An article from: Parks & Recreation
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                    Parks for life: an emotion-based park ethic for everyone.(@Issue): An article from: Parks & Recreation
                    Will LaPage
                    Manufacturer: National Recreation and Park Association
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                    This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1238 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                    Title: Parks for life: an emotion-based park ethic for everyone.(@Issue)
                    Author: Will LaPage
                    Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
                    Date: November 1, 2004
                    Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
                    Volume: 39 Issue: 11 Page: 8(2)

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