Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was a renowned theoretical physicist of the 20th century, best known for his special and general theories of relativity. He also made important contributions to statistical mechanics, especially his treatment of Brownian motion, his resolution of the paradox of specific heats, and his connection of fluctuations and dissipation. Despite his reservations about its interpretation, Einstein also made seminal contributions to quantum mechanics and, indirectly, quantum field theory, primarily through his theoretical studies of the photon. Einstein's writings, including his scientific publications, have been digitized and released on the Internet with English translations by a consortium of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Princeton University Press, and the California Institute of Technology, called the Einstein Papers Project. Einstein's scientific publications are listed below in four tables: journal articles, book chapters, books and authorized translations. Each publication is indexed in the first column by its number in the Schilpp bibliography (Albert Einstein: Philosopher–Scientist, pp. 694–730) and by its article number in Einstein's Collected Papers. Complete references for these two bibliographies may be found below in the Bibliography section. The Schilpp numbers are used for cross-referencing in the Notes (the final column of each table), since they cover a greater time period of Einstein's life at present. The English translations of titles are generally taken from the published volumes of the Collected Papers. For some publications, however, such official translations are not available; unofficial translations are indicated with a § superscript. Collaborative works by Einstein are highlighted in lavender, with the co-authors provided in the final column of the table. There were also five volumes of Einstein's Collected Papers (volumes 1, 5, 8–10) that are devoted to his correspondence, much of which is concerned with scientific questions, but were never prepared for publication.

Chronology and major themes

The following chronology of Einstein's scientific discoveries provides a context for the publications listed below, and clarifies the major themes running through his work. Einstein's scientific career can be broadly divided into to periods. During the first period (from 1901 to 1933), Einstein published mainly in German-language journals, notably the Annalen der Physik, and, after becoming a professional physicist, worked at various German-speaking institutions in Europe, including the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Following his permanent relocation to the United States in 1933, Einstein spent most of his time at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, where he remained till his death in 1955. During his second period, Einstein submitted his papers in English to North American journals, such as the Physical Review. Einstein first gained fame among physicists for the papers he submitted in 1905, his annus mirabilis or miraculous year in physics. His epochal contributions during this phase of his career stemmed from a single problem, the fluctuations of a delicately suspended mirror inside a radiation cavity. It led him to examine the nature of light, the statistical mechanics of fluctuations, and the electrodynamics of moving bodies.

Journal articles

Most of Einstein's original scientific work appeared as journal articles. Articles on which Einstein collaborated with other scientists are highlighted in lavender, with the co-authors listed in the "Classification and notes" column. These are the total of 272 scientific articles. {| class="wikitable sortable" id="Einstein_journal_articles" !scope=col| Index !scope=col|Year !scope=col|Title and English translation !scope=col|Journal, volume, pages !scope=col|Classification and notes Remarkably, the first English translation did not appear until the sixtieth anniversary of the original work when it was published in the American Journal of Physics, Volume 33, Number 5, May 1965 (English translation by A.B. Arons and M.B. Peppard). Einstein: Antwort auf vorstehende Betrachtung

Book chapters

With the exception of publication #288, the following book chapters were written by Einstein; he had no co-authors. Given that most of the chapters are already in English, the English translations are not given their own columns, but are provided in parentheses after the original title; this helps the table to fit within the margins of the page. These are the total of 31. {| class="wikitable sortable" id="Einstein_book_chapters" !scope=col|Index !scope=col|Year !scope=col|Chapter title (English translation ) !scope=col|Book title (English translation ), page numbers !scope=col|Book author/editor !scope=col|Publisher (Location) !scope=col|Classification and notes There is also a separate reprint of Appendix II, it being the first published separate edition.

Books

The following books were written by Einstein. With the exception of publication #278, he had no co-authors. These are the total of 16 books. {| class="wikitable sortable" id="Einstein_books" !scope=col|Index !scope=col|Year !scope=col|Book title and English translation !scope=col|Publisher (Location) !scope=col|Classification and notes There is also an American edition published in 1933 by Oxford University Press (New York).

Authorized translations

The following translations of his work were authorized by Einstein.

Footnotes