“At a meeting early in 1976, the International Commission on Physics Education took note of the fact that 14 March 1979 would be the centenary of the birth of Albert Einstein.…This book is the result. We hope that, in the spirit of our intentions, the book will appeal to a wide range of readers. In planning it, however, we had especially in mind both teachers and students of physics at secondary and undergraduate (tertiary) levels. Our main purpose has been to provide something of a picture of Einstein the man, of his scientific work and its subsequent significance, and of his role as a humanitarian and a World statesman.”