112 Mercer street
Subtitle: Einstein, Russell, Gödel, Pauli, and the end of innocence in science
By: Burton Feldman edited and completed by Katherine Williams.
Contributors: Williams, Katherine S.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Arcade Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781559707046
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955; Russell, Bertrand, -- 1872-1970; Gödel, Kurt; Pauli, Wolfgang, -- 1869-1955; Scientists -- History; Scientists -- Philosophy; Science -- History
Other titles: One hundred and twelveth Mercer street
Description: Recounts the friendship between Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, Wolfgang Pauli, and Kurt Gödel in the final years of World War II, exploring how the friends influenced one another's work and beliefs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: ix; title: Glossary
pagenum: xvii; label: Part 1
title: The Pathos of Science
pagenum: 1; title: Princeton, Winter 1943-44
pagenum: 3; title: Aging Genius
pagenum: 7; title: Science and Sin
pagenum: 16; title: At Home In Princeton
pagenum: 17; label: Part 2
title: Four Lives
pagenum: 21; title: Einstein
pagenum: 23; title: Russell: Aristocrat in Turmoil
pagenum: 57; title: Gödel: Ghost of Genius
pagenum: 79; title: Pauli: The Devil's Advocate
pagenum: 90; label: Part 3
title: The Universe
pagenum: 113; title: The Logic of Paradox
pagenum: 115; title: The Mechanical World
pagenum: 125; title: Relativity of Time and Space
pagenum: 127; title: On the Quantum Path
pagenum: 131; title: The Copenhagen Interpretation
pagenum: 139; title: Einstein and Unified Theory: Chasing the Rainbow
pagenum: 143; title: The Persistence of Nature
pagenum: 159; label: Part 4
title: Beyond Pathos: Oppenheimer, Heisenberg, and the War
pagenum: 163; title: Wartime Berlin, Winter 1943-44
pagenum: 165; title: Heisenberg
pagenum: 167; title: Wartime Los Alamos, Winter 1943-44
pagenum: 174; title: Oppenheimer
pagenum: 181; title: Dangerous Knowledge: The New Security Order
pagenum: 187; title: Epilogue: The Projects of Science
pagenum: 191; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 199; title: Notes
pagenum: 211; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 231; title: Index
pagenum: 235