Einstein in China (Open Humanities)

Author: Hu Dayan (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is rewritten by the author based on his doctoral dissertation, serving as a monograph that discusses the process of China's acceptance of Einstein and his theory of relativity. Einstein and his theory of relativity have had a broad and profound impact worldwide. Based on a wealth of original documents and historical materials, the book reveals the winding journey of the dissemination of Einstein and his theory of relativity in China, explores the characteristics of China's absorption of relativity, and analyzes the several distinct attitudes of the Chinese public toward Einstein and his theory of relativity from 1917 to 1979, as well as the reasons for their shifts. The book includes the only photograph of Einstein in Shanghai.