David C. Cassidy

Einstein and Our World

This is a fascinating account of the impact of Einstein's work and outlook upon contemporary culture and upon the scientific enterprise itself. Follow...

J. Robert Oppenheimer and the American Century

Born into a wealthy, secular New York Jewish family, a student of the Ethical Culture School in New York, later educated in theoretical physics at Har...

Beyond Uncertainty

Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, and The Bomb

"Exhaustively detailed yet eminently readable, this is an important book."Publishers Weekly, starred review "Cassidy does not so much exculpate Heisen...

Understanding Physics

A thorough grounding in contemporary physics while placing the subject into its social and historical context. Based largely on the highly respected P...

Einstein's Wife

The Real Story of Mileva Einstein-Maric

The real-life story behind Marie Benedict’s The Other Einstein—a fascinating profile of mathematician Mileva Einstein-Marić and her contributions...

Relativity

The Special and General Theory

The Nobel Prize-winning physicist presents his views on the special and general theory of relativity and the universe as a whole, in an accessible int...

Understanding Physics

Student Guide

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Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War II

A Dramatic History

This gripping book brings back to life the events surrounding the internment of ten German Nuclear Scientists immediately after World War II. It is al...

Werner Heisenberg

A Bibliography of His Writings

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Relativity

The Special and the General Theory

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