John sting
John Stachel (born March 29, 1928 ) is an American physicist and historian of science.
Stachel received his doctorate in 1958 on a topic of general relativity at the Stevens Institute of Technology . After teaching positions at Lehigh University , the University of Pittsburgh , he came to Boston University in 1964 , where he was professor of physics until retirement.
Stachel is best known for his work on the history of the theory of relativity and Albert Einstein . He is co-editor of Einstein's Collected Works (at Princeton University Press from 1987) and director of the Boston University Center for Einstein Studies . He publishes the Einstein Studies book series with Don Howard .
Fonts
- Einstein's Annus Mirabilis - five writings that changed the world of physics , Rororo 2001, English original Einstein's miraculous year - five papers that changed the shape of physics , Princeton University Press 2005 (five works by Einstein from 1905, commented by Stachel)
- Einstein from B to Z , Birkhäuser 2002, Einstein Studies Vol. 9
Web links
- Literature by and about John Stachel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage
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| SURNAME | Sting, john |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist historian of science and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1928 |