{"title":"Jürgen Renn","description":"\u003cp\u003eJürgen Renn’s works explore the rich intersections of scientific discovery and human understanding, particularly through the lens of Einstein’s life and theories. His books invite readers to delve into the evolution of knowledge, tracing the transformative moments that shaped modern physics and the broader intellectual landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful narratives that blend \u003cem\u003ebiography\u003c\/em\u003e with deep scientific inquiry, illuminating both the personal and theoretical aspects of science’s most pivotal eras. 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The resulting book was his uniquely personal \u003cem\u003eAutobiographical Notes\u003c\/em\u003e, a classic work in the history of science that explains the development of his ideas with unmatched warmth and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn introduce Einstein's scientific reflections to today's readers, tracing his intellectual formation from childhood to old age and offering a compelling portrait of the making of a philosopher-scientist. \u003cem\u003eEinstein on Einstein\u003c\/em\u003e features the full English text of \u003cem\u003eAutobiographical Notes\u003c\/em\u003e along with incisive essays that place Einstein's reflections in the context of the different stages of his scientific life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGutfreund and Renn draw on Einstein's writings, personal correspondence, and critical writings by Einstein's contemporaries to provide new perspectives on his greatest discoveries. 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Beginning with Einstein's miracle year of 1905 and continuing through his development of the theory of general relativity, Einstein spurred a revolution that continues to reverberate in modern-day physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Einsteinian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, Hanoch Gutfreund and Jürgen Renn trace the century-long transformation of classical physics and argue that the revolution begun by Einstein was in fact the result of a long-term evolution. Describing the origins and context of Einstein's innovative research, Gutfreund and Renn work to dispel the popular myth of Einstein as a lone genius who brought about a revolution in physics through the power of his own pure thought. 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These transformations continued, eventually resulting in the establishment of quantum physics and general relativity as the two major conceptual frameworks of modern physics—and its two unreconciled theoretical approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGutfreund and Renn note that Einstein was dissatisfied with this conceptual dichotomy and began a search for a unified understanding of physics—a quest that continued for the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854934855916,"sku":"9780691168760","price":122.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3cdd2b8687b9d192ad5a54f025014c01.jpg?v=1759263020"},{"product_id":"the-formative-years-of-relativity-by-hanoch-gutfreund-9780691174631","title":"The Formative Years of Relativity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein's \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e offered an overview and explanation of the then new and controversial theory of relativity. 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They show that relativity's meaning changed radically throughout the nascent years of its development, and they describe in detail the transformation of Einstein's work from the esoteric pursuit of one individual communicating with a handful of colleagues into the preoccupation of a growing community of physicists, astronomers, mathematicians, and philosophers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis handsome edition quotes extensively from Einstein's correspondence and reproduces historical documents such as newspaper articles and letters. Inserts are featured in the main text giving concise explanations of basic concepts, and short biographical notes and photographs of some of Einstein's contemporaries are included. 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This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilisation while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges confronting us today in the Anthropocene—this new geological epoch shaped by humankind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRenn reframes the history of science and technology within a much broader history of knowledge, analysing key episodes such as the evolution of writing, the emergence of science in the ancient world, the Scientific Revolution of early modernity, the globalisation of knowledge, industrialisation, and the profound transformations wrought by modern science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe investigates the evolution of knowledge using an array of disciplines and methods, from cognitive science and experimental psychology to earth science and evolutionary biology. 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