The Born-Einstein Letters,1916-1955

By Albert Einstein and Max Born
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Max Born is one of the unsung heroes of the quantum revolution and he was just as influential as Bohr, Schroedinger and Heisenberg. The Born-Einstein Letters is a collection of the correspondence of these two men over several decades. You know – ‘Dear Albert…’ ‘Dear Max…’ The letters map out the whole of the theory of 20th-century physics but include all the conflict and personal life, the head-scratching.

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Your next book is The Born-Einstein Letters,1916-1955: Friendship, Politics and Physics in Uncertain Times by Albert Einstein and Max Born.

Max Born is one of the unsung heroes of the quantum revolution and he was at least as influential as Bohr, Schroedinger, Heisenberg. The Born-Einstein Letters is a collection of the correspondence of these two men over decades and decades. You know – ‘Dear Albert…’ ‘Dear Max…’ The letters map out the whole of the theory of 20th-century physics but include all the conflict and personal life, the head-scratching. There’s no commentary at all, just the letters.

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Jim Al-Khalili is a scientist, author and broadcaster. He is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey.

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