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This audiobook narrated by Quentin Cooper brings Einstein's public writings vividly to life, covering topics ranging from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bomb
The Essential Einstein: Public Writings presents a rich selection of Einstein's humanistic writings drawn from a diverse array of materials he sanctioned for publication during his lifetime. Distinct from previous collections, this incisive book presents previously excerpted works in their entirety, including key articles, lectures, and speeches. These writings delve into significant topics such as philosophy, religion, and art, but also specific important and often contentious issues in education, politics, disarmament, pacifism, international cooperation, the atomic bomb, and Zionism. Among these works, readers will find the brilliant "Notes for an Autobiography" alongside selected popular science articles, which offer a profound understanding of Einstein's ethical and political worldview.
The Essential Einstein is a two-volume compendium offering general readers and specialists alike a comprehensive resource on the pivotal writings of Albert Einstein. Organized chronologically by leading authorities on Einstein and his work, this collection illuminates the evolution of Einstein's scientific and humanistic ideas throughout his life. Each selection is accompanied by explanatory notes that detail the work's background and significance.
Together with
The Essential Einstein: Scientific Writings, this authoritative collection invites a deeper engagement with the intellectual legacy and enduring influence of Albert Einstein.
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GenreScience and Nature
Length14 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byQuentin Cooper
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 23, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credit
51Chapter 49 - The New Field Theory (1929)
2Introduction to the Public Writings
52Chapter 50 - Einstein Believes in Spinoza's God (1929)
3Chapter 1 - On the Principle of Relativity (1914)
53Chapter 51 - The Palestine Troubles (1929)
4Chapter 2 - Inaugural Lecture at the Prussian Academy of Sciences (1914)
54Chapter 52 - To a Young Scholar (1929)
5Chapter 3 - Manifesto to the Europeans
55Chapter 53 - Religion and Science (1930)
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6Chapter 4 - Ernst Mach (1916)
56Chapter 54 - What I Believe - Living Philosophies XIII (1930)
7Chapter 5 - My Opinion on the War (1916)
57Chapter 55 - Militant Pacifism - The Two Percent Speech (1930)
8Chapter 6 - The Nightmare (1917)
58Chapter 56 - Some Remarks Concerning My American Impressions (1931)
9Chapter 7 - Motives for Research (1918)
59Chapter 57 - The 1932 Disarmament Conference (1931)
10Chapter 8 - Dialogue about Objections to the Theory of Relativity (1921)
60Chapter 58 - To American Negroes (1932)
11Chapter 9 - Time, Space, and Gravitation (1919)
61Chapter 59 - Why War (1932)
12Chapter 10 - Induction and Deduction in Physics (1919)
62Chapter 60 - Is There a Jewish Philosophy (1932)
13Chapter 11 - Immigration from the East (1919)
63Chapter 61 - Statement on Hitler upon Leaving Pasadena (1933)
14Chapter 12 - Uproar in the Lecture Hall - An Explanation (1920)
64Chapter 62 - Letter of Resignation from Prussian Academy of Sciences (1933)
15Chapter 13 - A Confession (1920)
65Chapter 63 - Militant Pacifism No More (1933)
16Chapter 14 - Ether and the Theory of Relativity (1920)
66Chapter 64 - On the Method of Theoretical Physics - The Herbert Spencer Lecture (1933)
17Chapter 15 - To the General Association for Popular Technical Education (1920)
67Chapter 65 - Science and Civilization - The Albert Hall Speech (1933)
18Chapter 16 - On New Sources of Energy (1920)
68Chapter 66 - Foreword to "The Contribution of the Jews of Germany to German Civilization" (1933)
19Chapter 17 - My Response - On the Anti-Relativity Company (1920)
69Chapter 67 - On Germany and Hitler (1935)
20Chapter 18 - On the Contribution of Intellectuals to International Reconciliation (1920)
70Chapter 68 - Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1936)
21Chapter 19 - The Common Element in Artistic and Scientific Experience (1921)
71Chapter 69 - The Calling of the Jews (1936)
22Chapter 20 - Geometry and Experience (1921)
72Chapter 70 - Why Do They Hate the Jews (1938)
23Chapter 21 - How I Became a Zionist (1921)
73Chapter 71 - Our Debt to Zionism (1938)
24Chapter 22 - The Development and Present Position of the Theory Relativity (1921)
74Chapter 72 - Ten Fateful Years - Living Philosophies, Revised (1938)
25Chapter 23 - On a Jewish Palestine (1921)
75Chapter 73 - Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt (1939)
26Chapter 24 - The Impact of Science on the Development of Pacifism (1921)
76Chapter 74 - Freedom and Science (1940)
27Chapter 25 - The Plight of German Science - A Danger for the Nation (1921)
77Chapter 75 - The Common Language of Science (1942)
28Chapter 26 - Preface to Bertrand Russell's Political Ideals (1922)
78Chapter 76 - Newton's 300th Birthday (1942)
29Chapter 27 - Review of Wolfgang Pauli, The Theory of Relativity (1922)
79Chapter 77 - Remarks on Bertrand Russell's Theory of Knowledge (1944)
30Chapter 28 - In Memoriam Walther Rathenau (1922)
80Chapter 78 - To the Heroes of the Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto (1944)
31Chapter 29 - On the Present Crisis of Theoretical Physics (1922)
81Chapter 79 - On the Atomic Bomb (1945)
32Chapter 30 - Musings on My Impressions in Japan (1923)
82Chapter 80 - On the American Council for Judaism (1945)
33Chapter 31 - My Impressions of Palestine (1923)
83Chapter 81 - Commemorative Words for Franklin D. Roosevelt (1945)
34Chapter 32 - Antisemitism and Academic Youth (1923)
84Chapter 82 - The Way Out (1946)
35Chapter 33 - Review of Josef Winternitz's Relativity Theory and Epistemology (1923)
85Chapter 83 - Foreword to Spinoza - Portrait of a Spiritual Hero (1946)
36Chapter 34 - Sound Recording for the Prussian State Library (1924)
86Chapter 84 - A Message to My Adopted Country (1946)
37Chapter 35 - The Compton Experiment - Does Science Exist for Its Own Sake (1924)
87Chapter 85 - The Military Mentality (1947)
38Chapter 36 - On the League of Nations (1924)
88Chapter 86 - In the Shadow of the Atomic Bomb (1947)
39Chapter 37 - Review of Alfred C. Elsbach's Kant and Einstein (1924)
89Chapter 87 - Quantum Mechanics and Reality (1948)
40Chapter 38 - Non-Euclidean Geometry and Physics (1925)
90Chapter 88 - A Plea for International Understanding (1948)
41Chapter 39 - Introductory Letter to Letters from Russian Prisons (1925)
91Chapter 89 - A Reply to the Soviet Scientists (1948)
42Chapter 40 - Why Zionism - A Message (1925)
92Chapter 90 - Religion and Science - Irreconcilable (1948)
43Chapter 41 - Pan-Europe (1925)
93Chapter 91 - Why Socialism (1949)
44Chapter 42 - The Mission of the Hebrew University - A Word for the Journey (1925)
94Chapter 92 - Autobiographical Notes (1949)
45Chapter 43 - On Ideals (1925)
95Chapter 92 Continued - Autobiographical Notes (1949)
46Chapter 44 - Space-Time, Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926)
96Chapter 93 - Statement to the Society for Social Responsibility in Science (1950)
47Chapter 45 - New Experiments on the Effect of the Earth's Motion on Light Velocity with Respect to the Earth (1927)
97Chapter 94 - Letter Declining the Presidency of Israel (1952)
48Chapter 46 - Speech at Rally for the Keren Ha-Yesod in Berlin (1926)
98Chapter 95 - Elementary Considerations on the Interpretation of the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (1953)
49Chapter 47 - Newton's Mechanics and Its In uence on the Formation of Theoretical Physics (1927)
99Chapter 96 - Recollections–Souvenirs (1955)
50Chapter 48 - Review of Émile Meyerson's La Déduction Relativiste (1928)
100End Credit
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