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Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR SERIES 'GENIUS' ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSHEinstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and
extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.
He was a
rebel and
nonconformist from boyhood days. His
character,
creativity and
imagination were
related, and they drove both his
life and
his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative,
Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the
mysteries of the universe that he discovered.
Einstein's success came from
questioning conventional wisdom and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to
embrace a worldview based on respect for
free spirits and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a
reverence for the harmony of nature, one with just the right blend of
imagination and
wisdom to transform our
understanding of the universe. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the
key figures of the twentieth century.
This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available --
a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and
great genius.
Praise for EINSTEIN by Walter Isaacson:- 'YOU REALLY MUST READ THIS.'
Sunday Times 'As pithy as Einstein himself.’
New Scientist ‘[A] brilliant biography, rich with newly available archival material.’
Literary Review ‘Beautifully written, it renders the physics understandable.’
Sunday Telegraph ‘Isaacson is excellent at explaining the science. '
Daily Express
