The Physicist and the Philosopher Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The Debate Untimely ....3 MOre Einsteinian Than Einstein ...16 Science or Philosophy ..........38 2. The Men The Twin Paradox .....53 Bergson`s Achilles heel ..........62 Worth Mentioning ...............73 Bergson writes to Lorentz.....87 Bergson meets michelson ..........98 The debate spreads........114 Back from paris ........131 Two months later .....139 Logical Positivosm .....153 The Immediate aftermath ........162 An Imaginary dialogue .......172 Full-Blooded Time .........179 The previous Spring ......195 The church .......203 The end of Universal Time ........218 Quantum Mechanics ......230 3. The things Things.........241 Clocks and Wristwatches ......252 Telegraph, telephone, and radio............265 Atmos and molecules ............274 Einstein`s Films : Reversible .......283 Bergson`s Movies .............292 MIcrobes and Ghosts .....303 one new Point: Recording devices..........315 4. The words Bergon`s last comments ........327 Einstern`s Last thoughts .....337