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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

A. Einstein: Image and Impact view detail comment email this

"This [Albert] Einstein exhibit contains many pictures, cartoons, voice clips, and essays on Einstein's work on special relativity, [and] Brownian motion." Includes a chronology and a bibliography, information on Einstein's political life, and links to related resources. Also available in Spanish. From the American Institute of Physics.
http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/
Topics: Mathematics, Physics
Last updated Jun 13, 2005


Albert Einstein and the World Year of Physics 2005 view detail comment email this

This site commemorates 2005 as the "the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's 'miraculous year.' In 1905 he published three seminal papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics." It provides links to websites about Einstein, his theories, and related material. Also includes a brief bibliography. From the Arts and Sciences Libraries of the State University of New York at Buffalo.
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/exhibits/einstein/
Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Physics
Last updated Jan 23, 2007


Albert Einstein Archives view detail comment email this

This site provides information regarding Einstein's contributions as a scientist, humanist, and Jew. It includes a timeline of key events during his life, a bibliography of primary and secondary literature, links to other sites, and a description of the archive's text and multimedia resources. The "Einstein for Kids" section reproduces some of Einstein's letters to and from children as well as other correspondence.
http://www.albert-einstein.org/
Topics: Correspondence, Mathematics, Physics
Last updated Jan 27, 2005


Albert Einstein Online view detail comment email this

This site is a large list of links to sites devoted to Einstein. These cover such topics as his life, quotes, and photographs as well as detailed information on his work. There are quite a few dead and moved links.
http://www.westegg.com/einstein/
Topics: Notable People, Physics
Last updated Oct 1, 2004


Einstein view detail comment email this

This online version of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, highlights the life, scientific discoveries, and humanitarian activities of Albert Einstein.
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/
Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics
Last updated Oct 1, 2004


Einstein and Yeshiva University: "Love For the Spiritual and the Moral" view detail comment email this

This online exhibit traces Albert Einstein's relationship with Yeshiva University (New York) from 1933 through 1955. "Einstein agreed in 1953 for the first and only time in his life to lend his name to an institution of higher education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the medical school of Yeshiva University." Contains a written history, photographs, and a timeline. From Yeshiva University Libraries.
http://www.yu.edu/libraries/digital_library/einstein/
Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Physics
Last updated Feb 18, 2006


Einstein Archives Online view detail comment email this

"The first online access to Albert Einstein’s scientific and non-scientific manuscripts held by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and to an extensive Archival Database, constituting the material record of one of the most influential intellects in the modern era." The Finding Aid includes "Einstein's Biographical Timeline." A joint project of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of Technology.
http://alberteinstein.info/
Topics: Archives, Mathematics, Notable People, Physics
Last updated Oct 1, 2004


Einstein's Big Idea view detail comment email this

Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program about "the story behind the world's most famous equation": energy equals mass times the speed of light squared (E = mc²). The site features an essay explaining this 1905 equation that "says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable," information about scientists whose experiments paved the way for Albert Einstein, an audio clip of Einstein explaining the equation, links to related sites, materials for library activities, and much more.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/
Topics: Physics
Last updated Oct 13, 2005





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