Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist (2019), by Andrew Robinson, is a biographical account of Albert Einstein's half-century relationship with Britain's science, scientists, and society, focusing on his escape from Nazi Germany via Britain in 1933.[1]
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| Author | Andrew Robinson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Albert Einstein |
| Genre | Biography, history of science |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
Publication date | 2019 |
| Publication place | US and UK |
| Media type | Print & audio |
| Pages | xvii+351 |
| ISBN | 978-0-300-23476-3 |
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The book includes a prologue, eight chapters an epilogue, notes and references, a bibliography, and an index, with 33 monochrome illustrations. It is available in hardback and paperback versions.[2] An audible version is available, narrated by Antony Ferguson.[3] Einstein's visits to the University of Oxford at the invitation of the Oxford physicist Frederick Lindemann (1st Viscount Cherwell), staying in Christ Church, and his 1931 lectures at Rhodes House in Oxford, including his preserved blackboard, are also covered.[4]
The book has been reviewed in a number of publications and online, including:
- Amazon[5]
- BBC Sky at Night[6]
- Metascience[7]
- Nature[8]
- Physics World[9]
- The Times Literary Supplement[10]
- The Wall Street Journal[11]
An associated event took place on 8 March 2020 at Kings Place in London as part of Jewish Book Week 2020, featuring the book's author Andrew Robinson and the astrophysicist Martin Rees.[12] The event was recorded.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist by Andrew Robinson". Goodreads. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist, Andrew Robinson". YaleBooks. Yale University Press. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist". Audible. Amazon. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Andrew (17 June 2019). "Einstein in Oxford". Physics World.
- ^ Einstein On the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist. 2019. ASIN 0300234767 ASIN 0300234767.
- ^ Winterburn, Emily (November 2019). "Einstein on the Run". BBC Sky at Night. No. 7247. p. 95.
- ^ Pasachoff, Naomi (July 2020). "Einstein in exile". Metascience. 29 (2): 225–227. doi:10.1007/s11016-020-00503-5. S2CID 254791048.
- ^ Kiser, Barbara (26 September 2012). "Einstein in Britain, worlds on the ebb, and a new angle on climate engineering: Books in brief". Nature. 573 (7775): 493. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-02851-7. S2CID 202749624.
- ^ Randall, Ian (December 2019). "A relative journey". Physics World. Vol. 162. p. 44.
- ^ Smith), P. D. (3 April 2020). "Relative values: The private and public lives of Albert Einstein". The Times Literary Supplement. UK.
- ^ Crumey, Andrew (14 February 2020). "'Einstein in Bohemia' and 'Einstein on the Run' Review: Genius Will Travel". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Einstein on the Run". UK: Kings Place. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "JBW 2020 – Einstein on the Run". Vimeo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
edit- Einstein On the Run: How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist talk by Andrew Robinson at the Wigtown Book Festival
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