Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel

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Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel is a 1972 book by Banesh Hoffmann with the collaboration of Helen Dukas. The book is a biography of Albert Einstein, including both his personal and academic life with references to specific events and people. The book also presents Einstein's photographs from his archives.

The work was first published Viking Press, ISBN   978-0-670-11181-7. [1] It was reviewed by many general newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times [2] and the Los Angeles Times. [3] It was also reviewed in academic periodicals, including ISIS . [4]

It was translated into Russian, as Al'bert Ejnštejn – tvorec i buntar(1975) ; into French, as Albert Einstein : créateur et rebelle (1975); into Slovene, as Albert Einstein, ustvarjalec in upornik (1980); into German, as Albert Einstein, Schöpfer und Rebell in 1978; Italian, as Albert Einstein, creatore e ribelle (1977, reprinted 1988); Dutch, as Albert Einstein : schepper en rebel (1975); Spanish, as Einstein (1984); Japanese, as Ainshutain, sozo to hankotsu no hito (1974), Georgian, as Albert Einsteini : Shemokmedi Da Meambokhe, and Greek, as Αϊνστάιν, δημιουργός και επαναστάτης (1982).

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  1. Albert Einstein, creator and rebel. OCLC   507877 . Retrieved 14 April 2023.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. by Martin J Klein and Robert K Merton. abstract November 5, 1972, Sunday, Book Review Section, Page BR3,
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2017-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "WorldCat entry". www.worldcat.org. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023.