Conversations With Einstein

by Alexander Moszkowski

English, German (translation)

246 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1973

About the author

Alexander Moszkowski (15 January 1851 – 26 September 1934) was a German satirist, writer and philosopher of Polish-Jewish descent. He was the brother of the composer and pianist Moritz Moszkowski.

He was a friend of many celebrities in Berlin, among them the theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, about whom he was the first to publish a book in the summer of 1920 and consequently popularize the theory of relativity.[1] In his autobiography he wrote: "At the beginning of the 20th century the question of the conceivability of other worlds with modified physics and mathematics will be highly employed."[2]

Life

Reviews

[Hallie Huffman]

I love how he holds the people responsible for Hitler. It is an uneasy truth, but one we should all hear, lest we make the mistake again.

[Tony]

Some heavy stuff in this one, although it was written in a fairly engaging style, so I definitely didn't find it a slog. I get the feeling I should have paid more attention though, especially the part explaining the thory of relativity. If I could only have nailed that, maybe I could have impressed people down the pub.
Instead of which we'll have to stick to television,beer and football.