Albert Einstein : with profiles of Isaac Newton and J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Title:

Albert Einstein : with profiles of Isaac Newton and J. Robert Oppenheimer

Author:

Pasachoff, Naomi E.

Personal Author:

Pasachoff, Naomi E.

Publication Information:

Chicago : World Book, [2007]

Physical Description:

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Series:

Biographical connections

Biographical connections.

Summary:

"A biography of Albert Einstein, with profiles of two prominent individuals, who are associated through the influences they had on one another, the successes they achieved, or the goals they worked toward. Includes recommended readings and web sites"--Provided by publisher.

Language:

English

Contents:

Profile: Isaac Newton -- Albert Einstein. Chronology and introduction to Einstein's life ; A youth of learning and imagination ; Einstein's year of miracles ; From the special to the general theory of relativity ; A celebrity among founding fathers ; From sober scientist to political activist ; Einstein in America ; A legacy of science and humanity -- Profile: J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Personal Subject:

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955.

Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967.

Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727-Influence.

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955-Juvenile literature.

Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967-Juvenile literature.

Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.-Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

Physicists -- Biography.

Physicists. -- Juvenile literature.

Added Corporate Author:

World Book, Inc.