Artur Fürst (23 February 1880 – 13 May 1926) was a
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Jewish author of novels and short stories.
Fürst was born in
Rosenberg,
West Prussia. At the center of Fürst's works are innovations and discoveries in science and technology such as the telephone, railway, and aviation. He was one of the most popular authors in the 1910s and 1920s. He became famous for his praise of
Albert Einstein as the "Galileo of the 20th Century" in his ''Book of 1000 Miracles'', which he co-authored with
Alexander Moszkowski. Critics frequently noted the accuracy of historical and technical details, combined with his refined and elegant style of writing, in Fürst's books. Some of his works have been translated and re-printed.
Books
*''The miracles around us. New insights into nature and technology (Die Wunder um uns. Neue Einblicke in die Natur und Technik)'', 1911
*''The world on rails (Die Welt auf Schienen)'', 1918
*''The empire of technology (Das Weltreich der Technik)'', 4 volumes, 1924
*''The book of 1000 miracles (Das Buch der 1000 Wunder)'', 1930
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1880 births
1926 deaths
People from West Prussia
19th-century German Jews
People from Susz
German male novelists
20th-century German novelists
20th-century German male writers