Einstein

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A Life

By Denis Brian

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Einstein by Denis Brian offers an insightful look into the life and mind of Albert Einstein, delving into both his scientific achievements and personal experiences. The biography explores his revolutionary contributions to physics, his complex personality, and his interactions with contemporaries and world events. This book provides a comprehensive portrait of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the life of one of history's greatest scientific minds. It offers an in-depth look at his personal and professional achievements, painting a vivid picture of both his genius and humanity. This biography may appeal to you if you appreciate well-researched accounts of influential figures who have shaped our understanding of the world.

Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion, playfulness, and wit of the private figure "A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before.

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Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion, playfulness, and wit of the private figure.

"A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before." — Robert Jastrow, astrophysicist and bestselling author

"A thoughtful and captivating account of one whom I had the joy of knowing and loving." — George Wald, Nobel Prize Laureate

His face is one of the most recognised on the planet. His very name is synonymous with genius. Yet, for all the attention and countless biographies, our images of Albert Einstein rarely go beyond the eccentric and larger-than-life scientist unraveling one cosmic mystery after another.

In this engaging popular biography, Denis Brian draws on a wealth of new information recently opened to the public to bring us a broader, more authentic portrait of Einstein than previously available. The first full-scale Einstein life published in 20 years, it is also the first to integrate Einstein's genius with his private and public life to give us a complete impression of the real person.

We meet an Einstein with a gift for friendship, a romantic with a roving eye for women. We confront a man whose countless scientific triumphs were tempered by tragic ironies in his personal life. We encounter Einstein the humanist who showed compassion for the children of others yet neglected his own sons.

We learn from his former assistants how they revered Einstein, how he worked at his science, and of his warm relationships with other physicists. Based on information drawn from new access to the Einstein archives as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and friends, Einstein: A Life reveals an endearing and sensitive man, but one slightly detached from even those closest to him, as if he inhabited his own world of lofty thoughts and cosmic dreams.

DENIS BRIAN (West Palm Beach, Florida) is the author of The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him and Genius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780471193623

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 1997

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 671g

Pages: 552

Collections

Biography & Memoir Denis Brian Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

DENIS BRIAN is the author of The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him and Genius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.