Einstein and Soviet ideology
By: Alexander Vucinich.
Series: Stanford nuclear age series
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: Aug 01, 2002
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Einstein, Albert, -- 1879-1955; Communism and science -- Soviet Union -- History; Communism and science; Soviet Union -- Politics and government
Description: "This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union - the conflict between Einstein's theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-284) and index.