Talks presented at a colloquium celebrating the centennial of the birth of Albert Einstein, held Mar. 16-17, 1979 at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Also issued online.
Contents:
Einstein and research / Paul Forman -- Biochemical pharmacology / Julius Axelrod -- Mathematics / I.M. Singer -- Oncology and virology / Howard M. Temin -- Theoretical astrophysics / George B. Field -- "On first hearing" : the act of creation in music / William Schuman -- Biomedical investigation / Rosalyn S. Yalow -- Geophysics / J. Tuzo Wilson -- Chemistry / Linus Pauling -- Evolutionary biology / Ernst Mayr