Einstein: His Life and Universe

  Brahms, Johannes, 167

  Brandeis, Louis, 298

  Brandeis University, 522

  Breuer, Marcel, 359–60

  Briggs, Lyman, 476

  Brillouin, Marcel, 313

  British Association for the Advancement of Science, 90, 575n

  Brod, Max, 166–67

  Broglie, Louis de, 326–27, 330, 345, 347, 538–39, 583n

  Brown, Robert, 103, 104

  Brownian motion, 68, 93, 101, 103–6, 117, 118, 140, 351, 373, 577n

  Brush, Steven, 99

  Bucky, Gustav, 435, 438, 540, 544

  Bucky, Peter, 435–36, 441, 443, 517

  Bucky, Thomas, 379

  Bush, Vannevar, 480, 481

  Byland, Hans, 27–28

  Byrnes, James, 484

  calculus, 16, 93

  California Institute of Technology (Caltech), 315n, 368, 373, 374, 380–81, 395–98, 399, 401–4, 431, 444

  Calvin, John, 155

  Cambridge University, 267

  Canova, Antonio, 64

  capillary effect, 56–58, 59, 68

  capitalism, 497, 504

  Carmen (Bizet), 370

  Cartan, Elie Joseph, 344

  Casablanca, 493

  Case Western University, 300

  cathode rays, 65

  Catholic Church, 389

  centrifugal force, 251–52

  cerebral cortex, 547

  Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 81, 518

  Chamberlain, Austen, 419–20

  Chambers, Whittaker, 485

  Chaplin, Charlie, 263, 268, 373, 374, 403, 427

  chemical weapons, 206

  Chicago Daily Tribune, 528

  Chicago Herald and Examiner, 296

  Chicago Tribune, 296–97

  Chico (Einstein’s terrier), 438

  chlorine gas, 206

  Chopin, Frederic, 365

  Christian Science, 444

  Christoffel van de Hulst, Hendrik, 215

  Churchill, Winston, 394, 412, 419, 483

  City Lights, 263, 374

  civil rights movement, 505, 531

  Civil War, U.S., 488–89

  Cohen, I. Bernard, 540–41

  Cohn, Roy, 530

  cold war, 499–500, 504

  Collier’s, 445

  Columbia University, 370, 471

  communism, 287, 379–80, 399–401, 403, 420–21, 445–47, 478, 489–90, 494–503, 524–34, 550, 633n–34n

  compasses, 13, 67, 462, 538, 548

  complementarity, 452–53

  Compton, Arthur, 345

  Compton, Karl, 474

  Concerto for Two Violins in D-minor (Bach), 430

  condensation, 328–29

  Congolese uranium exports, 471–73

  Congressional Record, 295

  constant velocity, 107–9, 114, 118–19, 127–31, 145, 148, 189, 201

  Constitution, U.S., 510, 527–28, 530–31, 534

  contraction, 112–13, 116

  Copenhagen interpretation, 332–33, 347, 349, 424, 449, 453, 455, 457, 459–60, 626n–27n

  Copernicus, Nicolaus, 108, 112, 163, 353

  Cordoba observatory, 204

  Cornell, Eric A., 329n

  cosmic rays, 403 ”Cosmological Considerations in the General Theory of Relativity” (Einstein), 252–53

  cosmological constant, 254–55, 353–56, 372, 613n

  cosmology, 223–24, 248, 249–62, 265–66, 353–56, 372, 442, 510–11, 613n

  Cousins, Norman, 495

  covariance, 195, 198–202, 212, 213, 218–22, 224, 591n–92n, 594n

  Cox, Charming, 299n

  “Creation of the United States of Europe, The,” 207–8

  Critique of Pure Reason (Kant), 20, 574n

  Crouch, Henry, 264

  Crowther, Bosley, 493

  Cupid and Psyche (Canova), 64

  Curie, Marie, 168, 176, 181–82, 304, 305, 327

  Dearborn Independent, 289

  death penalty, 525–26

  Debye, Peter, 176 ”Declaration of Protest,” 304

  decoherent histories, 459–60, 626n–27n

  Delong, Adelaide, 439–40

  democracy, 240, 242, 287, 420, 423–24, 479–80, 489–90, 499, 503–7, 537

  Demoiselles d’Avignon, Les (Picasso), 280

  Depression, Great, 370–71, 516, 607n

  determinism, 84, 156, 316, 317, 320–21, 323–25, 331–33, 334, 340, 345, 347, 349, 455, 575n

  “Deutsch Physik” (“German Physics”), 289, 315, 405–10

  Dewey, John, 377

  Diaghilev, Serge, 280

  Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Galileo), 108–9

  Diamond, Marian, 547

  differential calculus, 61

  diffusion, 105, 223, 481–82

  Dirac, Paul, 223, 345, 349

  distant parallelism, 341, 343–44

  DNA, 546–47

  “Does the Field Theory Offer Possibilities for the Solution of Quanta Problems?” (Einstein), 340

  “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend on Its Energy Content?” (Einstein), 138–39

  Dongen, Jeroen von, 594n

  Don Quixote (Cervantes), 81, 518

  Doppler effect (red shift), 119n, 148, 254, 311, 353–56

  double stars, 580n Douglas, William O., 526

  Drake, Tom, 492

  “Dr. Einstein’s Mistaken Notions,” 497

  Driving Mr. Albert (Paterniti), 546, 640n

  Drude, Paul, 68–69, 71, 102

  DuBois, W.E.B., 531

  Duhem, Pierre, 158

  Dukas, Helen, 84, 363, 371, 410, 424, 437–39, 443, 446, 479, 481, 482, 485, 501, 517, 521, 530, 541–42, 544, 633n, 636n, 639n

  Durrell, Lawrence, 279

  Dutch Royal Academy, 260–61

  Dyson, Frank, 257, 261, 269

  Dyson, Freeman, 134, 251, 269

  Dyson, George, 363

  E=mc2, 2, 5, 137–39, 140, 219, 272, 348, 469–70, 485, 604n

  Eban, Abba, 521–22, 523, 541

  echolalia, 9

  eclipses, 5, 191, 202–5, 218, 255–62, 267, 269, 275–76, 311, 316, 317

  Economist, 136

  Eddington, Arthur Stanley, 256–62, 264, 267, 279, 312, 321, 339, 340, 343, 355n, 600n, 601n

  Eddy, Mary Baker, 343

  Edison, Thomas, 6, 299

  Edison test, 299

  Ehrenfest, Paul, 68, 120, 132, 165, 167–68, 180, 184, 204, 205, 218, 234, 252, 259, 268, 271, 276, 281, 287, 289, 325, 331, 345, 396, 421–22

  Einstein, Albert:

  in Aarau, Germany, 25–31, 40, 46, 113, 115

  at Aarenshoop resort, 238–39

  absentmindedness of, 39, 44, 59, 203, 221n, 426–28, 435–36, 437, 438–41, 519

  academic career of, 149–52, 158–63, 175–88, 239, 304–5, 368, 394–412, 431–32

  academic positions sought by, 54–56, 57, 58–63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 78, 86, 92, 140, 142, 144–45, 149–53

  aloofness of, 2, 5, 12–13, 41, 44, 100, 150–51, 154, 161–62, 184–86, 226, 231, 232–33, 271, 273–77, 280, 441–43, 516, 518, 519–20

  anemia of, 517, 536

  aneurysm of, 516–17, 536, 541–43

  in Antwerp, 368

  arms control supported by, 487–95, 498, 500–501

  in Arosa, Switzerland, 234, 243

  assimilation opposed by, 205–6, 280–84, 291, 302–4, 386, 408–10, 428

  astrology and spiritualism as viewed by, 374, 384

  atheism as viewed by, 386, 388–90, 462, 587n

  Austro-Hungarian citizenship of, 163–64

  authority questioned by, 2, 7, 8–9, 12–13, 20–22, 29, 34, 38, 49, 54–55, 67–72, 73, 113, 180, 240, 317, 378–79, 550

  autograph of, 369, 445

  awards and honors received by, 3, 60, 101, 154–55, 235, 236, 243, 280, 297, 309–16, 337, 348, 352, 368, 387, 438, 490, 505, 516, 533–34, 606n, 607n

  at Bad Nauheim conference, 287–89

  in Belgium, 168–71, 289–91,
344–49, 405, 410–22

  as Berlin University professor, 14, 168, 178–81, 184–89, 201, 202, 203–11, 212, 213, 215–16, 217, 218–21, 224, 221n, 228–32, 234, 236, 237, 241–42, 246–48, 259, 261–62, 271, 277, 280, 281–89, 301–6, 307, 315, 318, 356–59, 362, 363, 364, 381–83, 384, 387–89, 392, 394–95, 399–401, 403, 411, 471, 523, 601n

  in Bermuda, 437, 479, 506

  as Bern resident, 75–89, 124, 125–26, 141–55, 167, 184–88

  as Bern University professor, 144–53

  biographies of, 269–71, 465, 478, 498, 518, 601n, 639n

  birth of, 11, 91–92

  Bohr’s disputes with, 269, 324–26, 344–49, 496, 514–15, 539, 609n

  brain of, 545–48, 640n busts of, 423, 436

  in California, 263, 268, 315, 354–55, 368, 371, 372–74, 380–81, 384, 395–98, 399, 401–4, 431

  at Caltech, 315n, 368, 373, 374, 380–81, 395–98, 399, 401–4, 431

  Caputh cottage of, 357–60, 357, 361, 362, 387, 395, 397, 398, 399, 401, 405, 444, 447, 619n

  Central America visited by, 364, 371–72

  in Ceylon, 306

  in Chicago, 374–75, 404–5

  childhood of, 8–31, 67, 114, 180, 205, 385, 462, 483, 538, 548

  in Cleveland, 300, 461–62

  communism as viewed by, 287, 379–80, 399–401, 403, 420–21, 445–47, 478, 489–90, 494–503, 524–34, 550, 633n–34n

  compass given to, 13, 67, 462, 538, 548

  correspondence of, 1, 3, 39–47, 50–53, 93, 94, 97, 104, 106, 131, 135, 137–38, 143–44, 165, 170, 171, 174, 184, 355, 360–61, 405–6, 408–9, 411, 415–16, 417, 421–22; see also specific correspondents

  correspondence of (Berlin), 184, 201, 202, 203–4, 205, 208, 209–11, 212, 213, 215–16, 217, 218–21, 224, 227n, 230–32, 234, 237, 242, 259, 271, 277, 286, 307, 318, 362, 363, 381–83, 387–89, 392, 601n

  correspondence of (Princeton), 430–31, 438, 441, 442, 467, 478, 482–83, 484, 500–501, 503, 513, 519–20, 524–29, 537, 539, 540, 636n

  cremation of, 544, 545

  in Cuba, 371

  daily walks of, 438–39, 442–43, 509, 536–37

  death of, 88, 94, 251, 445, 541–45

  death threats against, 410–11, 422–23, 437

  democracy supported by, 240, 242, 287, 420, 423–24, 479–80, 489–90, 499, 503–7, 537

  economic views of, 370–71, 375, 380, 403, 504–5, 633n

  education as viewed by, 6–7, 21–22, 26, 290, 292, 293, 299, 550

  education of, 8–9, 15–49, 54–56, 60, 113, 115, 150–51, 565n

  engineering background of, 23–24, 31, 53–54, 91, 113, 115, 126–27, 143–44, 161, 276–77, 304, 435, 443, 444, 517

  English spoken by, 394, 402, 446, 464, 525

  essays of, 208–9, 380, 479–80, 489–90, 497–98, 504

  eyeballs of, 640n

  fame and reputation of, 2, 5–6, 136, 140–42, 149, 151–52, 154, 163, 166, 168–69, 172, 175, 176–77, 196, 240, 247, 263–316, 339–44, 357–59, 363, 368–76, 396, 403, 426–30, 445, 472–73, 517, 520–23, 525–34, 540, 541, 544–45, 633n, 639n

  as father, 75–76, 86–88, 143, 161–62, 174–75, 186, 187, 209–11, 215–16, 225–40, 243, 246, 274, 276–77, 301, 417–19

  FBI file on, 287, 379, 399, 477–78, 500–503, 525, 534, 629n

  FDR letter written by, 473–78, 484, 485, n–30n

  FDR’s meeting with, 430–31, 493

  fiftieth birthday of, 357–59, 362–63

  film portrayal of, 491–93

  financial situation of, 22–23, 32, 39, 72–73, 88–89, 162–63, 164, 179, 186, 187, 188, 204, 210, 215, 226, 228, 233, 234–36, 244, 275–76, 289–90, 297, 302, 306–7, 309, 316, 359, 397, 403, 465, 478–79, 607n, 639n

  foreign tour of, 306–8, 309, 310, 315

  France visited by, 301, 309, 311

  free speech supported by, 479–80, 524–34

  free will as viewed by, 387, 388, 391–93, 618n, 635n

  French spoken by, 208, 301

  friendships of, 12–13, 35–36, 61–62, 79–81, 85, 104, 137–39, 142, 143, 167–68, 184, 185, 206, 208, 222, 228, 231, 260, 269–71, 274–75, 286–87, 294–95, 305, 363, 364, 408, 421–22, 518–19, 536, 540, 542, 566n

  generosity and kindness of, 5, 186, 187, 188, 210, 215, 226, 228, 234–36, 275–76, 302, 309, 316, 427–30, 438–41, 445, 516, 518–19, 607n

  at Geneva Disarmament Conference, 377–78

  German citizenship of, 23, 29, 58, 164, 405, 406

  German culture as viewed by, 21–22, 23, 24, 26, 180, 205–9, 239–42, 275, 282–84, 401–3, 414, 447, 505–6, 542

  German spoken by, 149, 297, 306, 431, 542–43

  in Glasgow, 419

  “God does not play dice” quote of, 4, 326, 335, 392, 515, 538, 549, 609n

  as grandfather, 443, 444

  grief experienced by, 84–85, 277, 417–19, 441–42, 518

  gyroscope improvement by, 304

  hand injured by, 35

  at Havel River villa, 341–42, 357–58

  heart inflammation of, 363

  Herbert Spencer Lecture given by, 419, 591n

  hiking trips of, 24, 42, 46, 80–81, 181–82, 203, 209, 210, 217, 225, 229

  in Hollywood, 263, 268, 372–73, 374

  honorary degrees awarded to, 154–55, 352, 505

  ill health of, 13, 35, 217, 233, 234, 238, 255, 291, 342, 363, 516–17, 519, 536, 541–42, 548

  immigration visa of, 399–401, 437, 477, 479

  individual freedom supported by, 433, 445–47, 478–80, 503–7, 524–34, 537, 550, 637n

  at Institute for Advanced Study, 298, 395–98, 402, 405, 410, 411–12, 425–26, 428, 431–32, 436, 438, 439, 442–43, 450, 453, 464, 466, 468–69, 480, 508–9, 514–15, 532, 536, 537, 541, 622n

  intellectual development of, 1–2, 8–9, 12, 78–84

  as internationalist, 205–9, 240, 282, 291, 301, 302, 305, 378, 381–82, 386, 479, 482–83, 487–500, 541, 601n, 631n

  interviews with, 266, 342, 385–87, 420–21, 423, 428–29, 440–41, 450, 469–70

  inventions of, 143–44, 161, 304, 435, 471

  Israeli presidency offered to, 520–23

  in Japan, 306–7, 309, 310, 315, 339, 393

  Jewish background of, 3, 9–10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20–21, 29–30, 43, 52, 61, 142, 149, 152, 163–64, 177, 183, 207, 243, 263, 269–71, 273, 281–308, 311–12, 315, 342, 359, 381, 385, 403–10, 412–14, 420, 427, 428–30, 444–45, 447, 505–6, 520–23, 541, 543, 567n

  Jewish refugees aided by, 429–30, 445

  in Kiel, Germany, 304, 305

  Kyoto address of, 116

  at Lake Como, 63–64

  at Le Coq sur Mer, Belgium, 410–22

  lectures given by, 150–52, 159–60, 168–71, 175–76, 179, 203, 212, 214–15, 218, 219–20, 223, 228, 232, 239, 272, 295, 296, 297, 298, 306–7, 318–20, 321, 350–53, 361–62, 396–97, 469

  in Leiden, 164–66, 168, 318–20, 360–61

  in London, 279, 301

  as loner, 12, 15, 24, 35–36, 38, 52, 137, 211, 357–60, 363, 423–24, 431–32, 435–36, 442–43, 551

  love life of, 27, 28, 40–47, 153–54, 243, 275, 360–64, 437, 441–42, 502–4, 517, 535, 538, 540, 546–47

  magazine and newspaper articles by, 267, 281, 285–88, 377, 445, 489–90, 497–98

  manifestos signed by, 207, 539, 541

  McCarthyism opposed by, 480, 500, 524–34, 537, 550

  in Melchtal, Switzerland, 50–51, 53, 54

  Mercer Street home of, 425, 437–43, 445, 483, 509, 515, 518, 530, 532, 540–41, 639n

  in Milan, 45, 58–63

  militarism opposed by, 4, 205–9, 240, 275, 371, 373, 375, 381–83, 414–17, 419–20, 488, 494, 498–99, 520

  as military consultant, 481–82

  military service avoided by, 23, 58

  moral principles of, 378–79, 387, 388, 391–93, 541, 549–50, 602n, 618n, 635n

  in Munich, 11–23, 294, 305, 483

  music system
as gift to, 519, 536

  nationalism opposed by, 4, 205–9, 240, 282, 291, 301, 302, 305, 378, 381–82, 386, 479, 482–83, 487–491, 601n

  nervous strain of, 184, 217–18, 255

  newspaper advertisement placed by, 76, 79

  Newton admired by, 248, 301, 360, 423, 438

  Newton compared with, 5, 6, 90–91, 93, 312, 333, 352, 544, 549, 581n

  in New York City, 281, 292–95, 369–71, 375–76, 402, 443

  Nobel Prize awarded to, 3, 60, 101, 235, 236, 243, 280, 309–16, 337, 387, 490, 516, 606n, 607n

  as nonconformist, 4, 7, 15, 20–22, 35–36, 38–39, 49, 52–53, 67, 74–75, 76, 85–86, 158, 159, 182, 248, 271–72, 305, 317, 347–48, 463, 523, 527, 550

  nuclear weapons opposed by, 482–84, 487–95, 539, 541, 631n–32n

  offices of, 166, 298, 426, 438, 508–9