In this book, Albert Einstein pushed his realist approach to physics in defiance of much of quantum mechanics.

The book has four chapters: The Rise of The Mechanical View; The Decline of the Mechanical View; Field, Relativity, and Quanta.

‘In presenting the historical approach to the theory of relativity and the quantum theory, Einstein and his collaborator have attempted to sketch "in broad outline the attempts of the human mind to find a connection between the world of ideas and the world of phenomena." 

They have adopted the best method available-that of making frequent quotations from the actual writings of the pioneers themselves. 

From a scientific point of view this is an important book. it is not easy reading and calls for considerable powers of concentration.’

[contemporary review by G. Burniston Brown]

This is the First Edition, published by Simon and Schuster, 1938.

The condition of the cover is good. The cover is stained front and back with tears at the corners of the spine.

The content of the book is very good with no underlining, no highlighting, and no writing in the margins. It was lightly read once.

Inside the front cover, on the first page, there is a hand-printed name.