Einstein and Soviet ideology /

"This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union - the conflict between Einstein's theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism."--Jacket.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vucinich, Alexander, 1914-2002
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, Ã2001.
Series:Stanford nuclear age series.
Subjects:
Einstein, Albert, > 1879-1955.
Einstein, Albert, > 1879-1955
Communism and science > Soviet Union > History.
Communism and science.
Communisme et sciences > URSS > Histoire.
Communisme et sciences.
Communism and science
Politics and government
Soviet Union > Politics and government.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement.
Soviet Union
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Early Soviet Reception of Einstein's Theories
  • The Scientific Community and the Theory of Relativity
  • Early Stalinism and Einstein's Theory
  • Stalinism After the War: The Climax of Marxist Attacks
  • Turning Points
  • Accommodations to Einstein's Theory of Knowledge
  • Approaches to the General Theory of Relativity and Cosmology
  • Einstein's Humanistic Influence
  • Einstein in the Light of Perestroika.

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