Ebook: Scientific Autobiography And Other Papers

The book is a compilation of Max Planck's late essays from 1947 and 1948 (around and after the time of his death) accompanied by his autobiography.

The English version was possibly first published in the US in 1949. The source scan is based on the UK edition of 1950, probably on a subsequent not dated reprint (possibly 1968).

The book is part of a 5 volumes [UL] 'series' of Max Planck's essays on the philosophy of physics available in English on P2P venues. In approximate chronological order, the 'series' comprises of:

1. Earlier than 1922: A Survey of Physical Theory [orig Ger. ed. 1922; 1st En. ed. 1925; used ed. repr. 1960 or later n.d.]
File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 1. Earlier than 1922 [A Survey of Physical Theory][UL]
2. Later than 1922, earlier than 1933: The Philosophy of Physics [orig. Ger. ed. 1933; 1st En. ed. 1936; used ed. repr. 1963]
File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 2. Later than 1922, Earlier than 1933 [The Philosophy of Physics][UL]
3. 1926, 1929: The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics [orig. Ger. ed. 1926, 1929; 1st En. ed. & used ed. 1931]
File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 3. 1926, 1929 [The Universe in the Light of Modern Physics][UL]
4. Earlier than 1932: Where Is Science Going? [orig. Ger. ed. undetermined; 1st En. ed. & used ed. 1932]
File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 4. Earlier than 1932 [Where Is Science Going][UL]
5. 1947, 1948: Scientific Autobiography And Other Papers [orig. Ger. eds. 1947, 1949; 1st En ed. 1950; used ed. n.d.]
File: Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vol. 5. 1947, 1949 [Scientific Autobiography And Other Papers][UL]
A single-file version of all 5 books (filename "Planck's Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom ed. Vols. 1-5 [1908-1948][UL]") is available only as html.

The volumes of this 'series' are all available on Library Genesis in html, epub and pdf. For ease of identification, the 'edition' field is marked 'Planck Philosophical Essays in English P2P Custom Ed Vx [UL]'.

For details, see the 'About' section of the respective epub or html files (for pdfs, 'Properties' for an abridged information).