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A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume 15
is available in paperback. Since this supplementary paperback
includes only select portions of Volume 15, it is not recommended
for purchase without the main volume. Every document in The
Collected Papers of Albert Einstein appears in the language in
which it was written, and this supplementary paperback volume
presents the English translations of select portions of non-English
materials in Volume 15. This translation does not include notes or
annotation of the documentary volume and is not intended for use
without the original language documentary edition which provides
the extensive editorial commentary necessary for a full historical
and scientific understanding of the documents.
This volume covers one of the most thrilling two-year periods in
twentieth-century physics, as matrix mechanics-developed chiefly by
W. Heisenberg, M. Born, and P. Jordan-and wave mechanics-developed
by E. Schroedinger-supplanted the earlier quantum theory. The
almost one hundred writings by Einstein, of which a third have
never been published, and the more than thirteen hundred letters
show Einstein's immense productivity and hectic pace of life.
Einstein quickly grasps the conceptual peculiarities involved in
the new quantum mechanics, such as the difference between
Schroedinger's wave function and a field defined in spacetime, or
the emerging statistical interpretation of both matrix and wave
mechanics. Inspired by correspondence with G. Y. Rainich, he
investigates with Jakob Grommer the problem of motion in general
relativity, hoping for a hint at a new avenue to unified field
theory. Einstein falls victim to scientific fraud when, in a
collaboration with E. Rupp, he becomes convinced that the latter's
experiments, aimed at deciding whether excited atoms emit light
instantaneously (in quanta) or in a finite time (in waves), confirm
a wave-theoretic explanation. While it was known that the teenage
Einstein had been romantically involved with Marie Winteler in
1895, newly discovered documents reveal that his love for Marie was
rekindled in 1909-10 while he was still married to Mileva Maric.
The 1925 Locarno Treaties renew Einstein's optimism in European
reconciliation. He backs the "International manifesto against
compulsory military service" and continues his participation in the
League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual
Cooperation. He remains intensely committed to the shaping of the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem, although his enthusiasm for this
cause is sorely tested.
Pandemie und Klimakrise rufen die herausragende Rolle der
Wissenschaft und des wissenschaftlichen Wissens fur Informierung
und Orientierung der Gesellschaft sowie fur die Beratung der
Politik bei der Ausrichtung praktischer Massnahmen ins Bewusstsein.
In diesem Zusammenhang wird die Frage virulent, weshalb der
Wissenschaft diese herausgehobene Rolle zukommt. Dass diese Frage
trotz der vielbeschworenen Autoritat der Wissenschaft alles andere
als trivial ist, zeigt sich daran, dass Wissenschaftsskepsis und
Relativierung wissenschaftlicher Resultate bis hin zur
Wissenschaftsleugnung Einfluss gewinnen, sobald es um konkrete
Fragen der Ausrichtung gesellschaftlichen Handelns an der
Wissenschaft geht. Wodurch ist also Vertrauen in die durch die
Wissenschaft ermittelten Fakten, die in ihren Modellen entworfenen
Szenarien und ihre Ratschlage an Gesellschaft und Politik
gerechtfertigt? Weshalb soll man der Wissenschaft in besonderem
Masse vertrauen und auf ihren Ratschlag hoeren? Insgesamt sollen
die Beitrage des Buches Aufschluss daruber geben, wodurch die
Vertrauenswurdigkeit der Wissenschaft in ihrer modernen Form
gerechtfertigt ist und an welche Bedingungen ihre besondere Rolle
in der Gesellschaft geknupft ist. Was kann Wissenschaft fur die
Gesellschaft leisten und wo liegen die Grenzen ihrer orientierenden
Rolle? Was heisst es "auf die Wissenschaft zu hoeren" und was sind
die Bedingungen dafur, dass Menschen in einer demokratischen
Gesellschaft sich wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse aneignen und sie
als Richtschnur fur ihr Handeln verwenden?
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