Einstein, History, and Other Passions

The Rebellion against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century

Gerald Holton

    Preface

    Part One: Science in History

    What Place for Science at the "End of the Modern Era"?

    The Public Image of Science

    "Doing One's Damndest": The Evolution of Trust in Scientific Findings

    Imagination in Science

    Understanding the History of Science

    Part Two: Learning from Einstein

    Einstein's Influence on the Culture of Our Time

    Einstein and the Goal of Science

    Of Physics, Love, and Other Passions: The Letters of Albert and Mileva

    "What, Precisely, Is Thinking?"...Einstein's Answer

    Notes

    Acknowledgments

    Index

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Gerald Holton is Mallinckrodt Research Professor of Physics, and Research Professor of History of Science, Harvard University.