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Who Got Einstein's Office?: Eccentricity and Genius at the Institute for Advanced Study (Paperback)

by Edward Regis (Author) "Princeton, New Jersey, was for many years a quiet prerevolutionary village known mainly for the Battle of Princeton, in which Washington and his men whipped..." (more)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Perseus Books (1 Jan 1988)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0201122782
ISBN-13: 978-0201122787
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 676,448 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It was home to Einstein in decline, the place where Kurt Gedel starved himself in paranoid delusion, and where J. Robert Oppenheimer rode out his political persecution in the Directors mansion. It is the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey; at one time or another, home to fourteen Nobel laureates, most of the great physicists and mathematicians of the modern era, and two of the most exciting developments in twentieth-century sciencecellular automata and superstrings. Who Got Einsteins Office? tells for the first time the story of this secretive institution and of its fascinating personalities.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book., 23 Aug 1998

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A very entertaining look at the history and personalities of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, at one time or another, home to 14 or more Nobel laureates. Learn how the Institute was created and how Einstein was recruited to be it's first member. Meet Godel, von Neumann, Dyson, Oppenheimer, Pauli, Witten and other luminaries up close and personal through their years at IAS, a place where these great minds have had no other duties or responsibilities than to explore new frontiers of thought and imagination. A very interesting look at the exotic, quirky, and sometimes downright nutty personalities of some of the greatest figures in science. A fast-paced read that I never found boring. Martin Gardner also gave it high praise.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating story of the incredible men at IAS, 17 Jul 1999

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If you are interested in what happened in the 20th century in science, technology, and ultimately history, then you will want to know what happened at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ in the 1930s - 1950s.

The array of talent at IAS from Einstein, Von Neumman, Godel, Pauli, and Dirac present at one-time was truly breathtaking.

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