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Written by three leading Einstein scholars who draw on their combined wealth of expertise gained during their work on the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, this authoritative and accessible reference features more than one hundred entries and is divided into three parts covering the personal, scientific, and public spheres of Einstein's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Einstein Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e contains entries on Einstein's birth and death, family and romantic relationships, honours and awards, educational institutions where he studied and worked, citizenships and immigration to America, hobbies and travels, plus the people he befriended and the history of his archives and the Einstein Papers Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEntries on Einstein's scientific theories provide useful background and context, along with details about his assistants, collaborators, and rivals, as well as physics concepts related to his work. 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