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German physicist Albert Einstein is one of the most famous scientists of all time, the personification of genius and the subject of a whole industry of scholarship. In The Einsteinian Revolution, two experts on Einstein’s life and his theory of relativity — Israeli physicst Hanoch Gutfreund and German historian of science Jurgen Renn — offer an original and penetrating(厚利的) analysis of Einstein’s revolutionary contributions to physics and our view of the physical world.

By setting Einstein’s work in the long course of the evolution of scientific knowledge, Gutfreund and Renn discover the popular misconception of Einstein as an unconventional scientific genius who single-handedly created modern physics — and by pure thought alone.

As a large part of the book explains, Einstein typically argued that science progresses through steady evolution, not through revolutionary breaks with the past. He saw his theory of relativity not as something from scratch, but a natural extension of the classical physics developed by pioneers such as Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei and English physicist Isaac Newton in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as nineteenth-century physicists.

The authors highlight how classical physics cannot be separated cleanly from modem Einsteinian physics. The book also includes substantial sections on Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo whose methods inspired Einstein. When Einstein considered himself as standing on their shoulders, he meant that, without their contributions, he would not have formulated (阐述) the theory of relativity.

The Einsteinian Revolution is an important and thought-provoking contribution to the scholarly literature on Einstein and his surprising scientific creativity between 1905 and 1925. Gutfreund and Renn might not have given the final answer as to why Einstein, of all people, revolutionized physics in the way that he did. But they argue in fascinating detail that, to understand his genius, one must take into account not just the earlier history of physics but also the history of knowledge more broadly. Although not always an easy read, the book will interest physicists and historians alike.

【小题1】Where is the text most probably taken from?
A.An essay on Albert Einstein.B.An introduction to a book.
C.A guidebook to a course.D.A review of physics development.
【小题2】What’s the attitude of Gutfreund and Renn to the popular viewpoint on Einstein?
A.Unclear.B.Favorable.C.Dismissive.D.Opposing.
【小题3】What does the underlined phrase “from scratch” probably mean?
A.Up to standard.B.From nothing.
C.By learning from others.D.With previous knowledge.
【小题4】What does the author mean to say by mentioning the famous physicists?
A.Their ideas were rejected by Einstein.
B.Their devotion to physics impressed Einstein.
C.Their researches contributed to Einstein’s success.
D.Their hard work deserved the worldwide respect.
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