The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotations ever published

Here is the definitive new edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages.

The Ultimate Quotable Einstein features 400 additional quotes, bringing the total to roughly 1,600 in all. This ultimate edition includes new sections―”On and to Children,” “On Race and Prejudice,” and “Einstein’s Verses: A Small Selection”―as well as a chronology of Einstein’s life and accomplishments, Freeman Dyson’s authoritative foreword, and new commentary by Alice Calaprice.

In The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, readers will also find quotes by others about Einstein along with quotes attributed to him. Every quotation in this informative and entertaining collection is fully documented, and Calaprice has carefully selected new photographs and cartoons to introduce each section.

• Features 400 additional quotations
• Contains roughly 1,600 quotations in all
• Includes new sections on children, race and prejudice, and Einstein’s poetry
• Provides new commentary
• Beautifully illustrated
• The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotes ever published

Review

“All of us who lack Einstein’s intellectual and spiritual gifts owe a debt of gratitude to Princeton University Press for having humanized him in this innovative way.”—Timothy Ferris, New York Times

“This fascinating book reveals Einstein as a fully rounded human, with both a tender and a darker, more brooding side.” ― Physics World

“A compelling selection. . . . Students of Einstein’s work and life, who are familiar with these contexts, can find many embellishments to their research, and often puzzling contrary notes to customary portrayals of his stance on issues ranging from Zionism to domestic life.” ― Choice

Table of Contents

• On Einstein Himself
• On and to His Family
• On Aging
• On America and Americans
• On and to Children
• On Death
• On Education, Students, and Academic Freedom
• On and to Friends, Specific Scientists, and Others
• On Germans and Germany
• On Humankind
• On Jews, Israel, Judaism, and Zionism
• On Life
• On Music
• On Pacifism, Disarmament, and World Government
• On Peace, War, the Bomb, and the Military
• On Politics, Patriotism, and Government
• On Race and Prejudice
• On Religion, God, and Philosophy
• On Science and Scientists, Mathematics, and Technology
• On Miscellaneous Subjects

About the Author

Alice Calaprice is a renowned expert on Albert Einstein and was a longtime senior editor at Princeton University Press. She has worked with the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein since the founding of the project, has copyedited and overseen the production of all the volumes, and administered the accompanying translation series with a grant from the National Science Foundation. She is the author of several popular books on Einstein and was a recipient of the Literary Market Place’s award for individual achievement in scholarly editing.