A century after Albert Einstein began postulating his "Big Idea" about time, space, and gravity, a new biography examines the scientist whose public idolization was surpassed only by his legitimacy as one of humanity's greatest thinkers. Walter Isaacson, the author of excellent profiles of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Kissinger, utilizes a trove of material from recently opened Einstein archives to offer a probing look at a provocatively freethinking individual.
The New York Times - Janet MaslinWith the help of many witty, candid letters, Mr. Isaacson offers a wonderfully rounded portrait of the ever-surprising Einstein personality. Equally important is the Einstein myth, and the material on this subject is even more entertaining. Einstein horrified his colleagues by enjoying his vast celebrity. ( Einstein s personality, for no clear reasons, triggers outbursts of a kind of mass hysteria, the German consul reported to Berlin as the great man made one of his rock-star visits to New York.) He also stymied the press in its efforts to keep up with his accomplishments. Mr. Isaacson has great fun with the reportorial frenzy that surrounded each new pearl of Einsteinian wisdom … an illuminating delight.
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Physics
- Relativity
- Physics
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Author : Isaacson, Walter
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2008-05-13
Number Of Pages : 704
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0743264746
ISBN-13 : 9780743264747
Item weight : 1.63 lb
Dimensions : 1.85 in x 6.14 in x 9.25 in
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