I marvel that the interaction between Einstein and such notables as Marie Curie, Max Planck, Schroedinger (to name drop a few) communicated in such a meaningful way in a time when electricity was new! Imagine Einstein and Marie Curie's family going on vacations together! The other fascinating thing is the interest the general public had in science at that time. The book tells of the comraderie amongst the most famous scientists of the day. It very succinctly provides the principles and their applications accurately without watering it down to be meaningless. For the non physicists, this book provides the best explanation of his theories I've ever read. His passion for sociological issues was as deep as his passion for science. He generated great loyalty from some and created life long enemies with others.

His intellect did not spare him from issues with women and family.

Brlliant in science and so human away from his theories. First this book gives a perspective about the man who may be the greatest scientific contributor.

These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.Īs a PhD scientist I found that the book was a tremendous blend of not only the facts of his life but also a glimpse of how different the scientific world was in the early 1900's, how the public perceived science and the breadth of Einstein's life, accomplisments and goals. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.īased on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk, a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate, became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. How did Einstein's mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. Winner of the 2008 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir

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