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(2015) Relocating the history of science, Dordrecht, Springer.
Highlights of the twenty-odd-year relationship between Einstein and Hilbert are reviewed: the encounter that never took place (1912) when Einstein declined Hilbert's invitation to Göttingen; the fateful encounter (1915–1916) leading to a dispute over the final formulation of general relativity; the tragic-comic encounter (1928–1929) over editorship of the Annalen der Mathematik leading to what Einstein called "The battle of the Frogs and Mice"; L"envoi (1932) Einstein's final letter of congratulations to Hilbert on his 70th birthday.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14553-2_4
Full citation:
Stachel, J. (2015)., Einstein and Hilbert, in T. Arabatzis, J. Renn & A. Simões (eds.), Relocating the history of science, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 33-39.
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