Einstein and the Poet: In Search of the Cosmic Man

William Hermanns

Branden Press, 1983 - Biography & Autobiography - 151 pages

Professor Hermanns interviewed Einstein in Germany before World War II, and in America after the War. They explored the nature of the cosmic man, but often discussed the horrors of the Holocaust and the implications of the atomic bomb. These verbatim conversations are published for the first time herewith. Einstein and Professor Hermanns knew too well Hitlers visionary goal which was to make men automatons and strict followers of Nazism. Unwilling to succumb to Nazism as well as fulfilling his desire to survive rather than becoming himself a victim of the Holocaust, Einstein fled to America, where he explored the nature of man and mans potential to achieve new heights as human beings. In his candid revelations, Einstein transcends physics and enters into a new sphere of humanismone of a single humanity based on dignity. The theme throughout the four conversations surrounds the issue against a recurrent Anti-Semitism, especially that conducted by the Nazi.

Contents

• Acknowledgements: 1
• The Second Conversation: 35
• The Third Conversation: 77

Bibliographic information

• Title: Einstein and the Poet: In Search of the Cosmic Man
• Author: William Hermanns
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Branden Press, 1983
• ISBN: 0828318514, 9780828318518
• Length: 151 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology