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Einstein Made Easy.
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- Author(s): Strout, Richard
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New Republic. 4/7/79, Vol. 180 Issue 14, p13-15. 3p.
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Presents a reporter's recollection of a press conference with scientist Albert Einstein, in which he attempted to elaborate on his unified field theory. Preparation for the interview with a 35-cent paperback "The Universe and Dr. Einstein" by Lincoln Barnett; Journalists' difficulty in explaining the theory in conventional terms for the mainstream public; Forces inside the atom governed by electromagnetism; Broadened Max Planck's "quantum theory" to include all radiant energy; Einstein's letter about the use of mathematics to find the logically simplest laws compatible with prior knowledge.
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