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The Principle of Relativity: Selected Papers by Einstein

Albert Einstein

This editorial selection gathers papers in which Einstein formulates decisive stages of relativity. It allows scientific arguments to be followed in published form while remaining a section of an anthology rather than a book he composed.

Composition
selected papers, 1905-1916
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English · French
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63 passages · 21,584 words

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Read a scientific paper within its chronology, distinguish technical demonstration from popular exposition, and preserve each text’s identity inside the anthology.

Short summary

This editorial selection gathers papers in which Einstein formulates decisive stages of relativity. It allows scientific arguments to be followed in published form while remaining a section of an anthology rather than a book he composed.

Long summary

The papers address the electrodynamics of moving bodies, the inertia of energy, and developments connected with gravitation. Definitions, derivations, and experimental consequences show a theory under construction at a technical level unlike popular expositions.

The volume title belongs to a collective carrier. Only items identified as Einstein’s papers are attributed to him, and editorial proximity does not create a single authored work. Chronology and provenance remain essential for each piece.

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Technology, science, and careElectricity, internal combustion, steel, aviation, radio, cinema, and mass production transform civilian life and warfare. Relativity, quantum physics, chemistry, psychology, and genetics reshape knowledge within powerful institutions that are sometimes militarized. X-rays, surgery, transfusion, antisepsis, and early antibiotics save more lives without universal access.
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Travel and communicationRail, cars, trams, ocean liners, and aircraft coexist. Armies mechanize mobility rapidly. Telephone, telegraph, radio, newsreels, and newspapers reach mass audiences; propaganda and censorship use the same networks.
Modern reconstruction of the material world around The Principle of Relativity: Selected Papers by Einstein: Farming and food
Farming and foodTractors, fertilizers, and breeding advance; rationing, blockade, and requisition expose fragile supplies.
Modern reconstruction of the material world around The Principle of Relativity: Selected Papers by Einstein: Clothing, women and men
Clothing, women and menSuits, shorter dresses, coats, and hats coexist with uniforms and workwear. Shortages simplify cuts and materials.
State of technology
Electricity, internal combustion, steel, aviation, radio, cinema, and mass production transform civilian life and warfare.
Science and knowledge
Relativity, quantum physics, chemistry, psychology, and genetics reshape knowledge within powerful institutions that are sometimes militarized.
Medicine and care
X-rays, surgery, transfusion, antisepsis, and early antibiotics save more lives without universal access.
Transport
Rail, cars, trams, ocean liners, and aircraft coexist. Armies mechanize mobility rapidly.
Agriculture and food
Tractors, fertilizers, and breeding advance; rationing, blockade, and requisition expose fragile supplies.
Communication
Telephone, telegraph, radio, newsreels, and newspapers reach mass audiences; propaganda and censorship use the same networks.
Clothing and fashion
Suits, shorter dresses, coats, and hats coexist with uniforms and workwear. Shortages simplify cuts and materials.

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