J眉rgen Renn

J眉rgen Renn

Books12

Ideas3

    Close-up photograph of a figurine of Einstein What can we learn from Einstein today? Einstein has left his mark not only on physics of the twentieth century but also on the public image of science and scientists and on the cultural and political history of the twentieth century, far beyond his area of expertise. Read More
    Photo of Albert Einstein Hanoch Gutfreund and J眉rgen Renn on Einstein on Einstein At the end of World War聽II, Albert Einstein was invited to write his intellectual autobiography for the Library of Living Philosophers. The resulting book was his uniquely personal聽Autobiographical Notes, a classic work in the history of science that... Read More
    Photo of Albert Einstein Why is Einstein still so alive? In the title of his keynote address at a conference to investigate Einstein鈥檚 impact on science, culture, and the public-political discourse at the dawn of the twenty-first century, Gerald Holton, a pioneer of Einstein scholarship in the historical a... Read More