John Stachel

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John Stachel (born 1928) is an American physicist and philosopher of science.

Stachel earned his PhD at Stevens Institute of Technology in Physics about a topic in General relativity in 1958. After holding different teaching positions at Lehigh University and University of Pittsburgh, he went 1964 to Boston University where he was professor of physics until his emiritation.

He is head of the Boston University Center for Einstein Studies and, together with Don Howard, publishes the book series Einstein Studies.


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  • A. Ashtekar, J. Stachel, Conceptual Problems of Quantum Gravity, Springer 1991, ISBN 0817634436
  • D. Howard, J. Stachel,Einstein, The Formative Years 1879-1909, Birkhäuser 2000, ISBN 0817640304
  • J. Stachel, Einstein from 'B' to 'Z', Birkhauser 2001, ISBN 0817641432

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