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Cassidy, David C. was born on August 10, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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Einstein and Our World, Second Edition (Control of Nature)
(This is a fascinating account of the impact of Einstein’s...)
This is a fascinating account of the impact of Einstein’s work and outlook upon contemporary culture and upon the scientific enterprise itself. Following a brief, nontechnical explanation of the significance of Einstein’s achievements, Prof. Cassidy takes the reader on an intriguing journey through the uses and abuses of Einstein’s relativity theory in such widely diverse settings as political ideology, philosophy of science, literature, art, religion, and the individual in an age of dictatorship, genocide, and weapons of mass destruction. Cassidy explores how Einstein’s work spread throughout the physical sciences, leading to a new conception of the theoretical physicist as both physicist and cultural figure. While public fascination with Einstein’s achievements grew, his authority as an influential spokesman for human dignity, intellectual freedom, and world peace continued to the end of his life. This new edition, besides updating and revising the content of the first edition, includes a number of important new topics that could not be included in the original edition: more on Einstein’s personal life in the light of recent revelations; a new section on Einstein and peace; and an assessment of Einstein’s continuing influence in the post-September 11 era.
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David C. Cassidy
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David C. Cassidy, American Science educator. Recipient science writing award American Institute Physics, 1993. Fellow American Physical Society (secretary-treasurer forum history physics 1994-1998); mem.History of Science Society (chair Pfizer prize committee 1994-1997, Pfizer award 1995, runner-up Watson-Davis prize 1996), New York Academy Sciences (chair section history philosophical science 1994-1997).
Education
Bachelor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1967; Master of Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1976; Doctor of Science (honorary), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1997.
Career
Research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1976-1977; A.V. Humboldt fellow, U. Stuttgart, Germany, 1977-1980; assistant professor, U. Regensburg, Germany, 1980-1983; associate editor Einstein Papers, Princeton (New Jersey) U. Press, Princeton and Boston, 1983-1990; associate professor, Hofstra U., Hempstead, New York, 1990-1996; professor, Hofstra U., Hempstead, since 1996.
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Einstein and Our World, Second Edition (Control of Nature)
(This is a fascinating account of the impact of Einstein’s...)
- The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein….
- By David C. Cassidy - Einstein and Our World (Control of Nature Series): 2nd (second) Edition
- Einstein and Our World (Control of Nature) by David Cassidy (2004-09-20)
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Einstein and Our World, Second Edition (Control of Nature)
Membership
Fellow American Physical Society (secretary-treasurer forum history physics 1994-1998). Mem.History of Science Society (chair Pfizer prize committee 1994-1997, Pfizer award 1995, runner-up Watson-Davis prize 1996), New York Academy Sciences (chair section history philosophical science 1994-1997).
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