Publisher's Synopsis
This book is dedicated to the changes in our worldview that are due to work Albert Einstein. It comprises essays and apercus from more than 100 authors, who examine the life and work of Einstein from very different perspectives. The intention is to give the reader the pleasure of wandering through the same worlds that Einstein did. The first section looks at the question of how worldviews arise through the acquisition of knowledge, and how new insights can cause these worldviews to collapse. The essays in the second section are dedicated to private issues, such as Einstein′s love of music, as well as to the central scientific aspects of his life′s work, for example, the concept of inertia or gravitational lensing. The third section deals with issues of contemporary science such as astrophysics and cosmology as well as quantum mechanics and particle physics. This final section also examines the political legacy of Einstein′s work.
Among the authors are prominent scientists from all over the world, who are able to communicate to readers without academic preparation an overview of the present status of research related to Einstein.
