Joy101 reviewed Einstein His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
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110 pages
English language
Published May 18, 2014
Walter Isaacson: Einstein (2014)
- ISBN:
- 978-0-233-00434-1
- OCLC Number:
- 883460088
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4 stars
(23 reviews)
"Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc², to his concept of a unified field theory, no one else has contributed as much to science in the last 150 years. Published to commemorate the centenary of Einstein developing his theory of general relativity, Einstein : the Life of a Genius reveals the man behind the science, from his early years and experiments in Germany and his struggle to find work, to his marriages and children, his role in the development of the atomic bomb and his work for civil rights groups in the United States. Drawing on personal memorabilia belonging to Einstein, this book also includes reproductions of documents that reveal more than this scientist's groundbreaking theories"--Page 4 of cover.
BlizzNZ reviewed Einstein by Walter Isaacson
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5 stars
Mr Isaacson does it again - another brilliant biography that jumps off the page at you, and next think you know it's as if you're standing over the shoulder of the protagonist as you delve in to their life's story and way of thinking. Bravo!
arsCynic reviewed Einstein by Walter Isaacson
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4 stars
Walter Isaacson takes you on a pleasant exploration of the human behind the genius without losing sight of the arduous labor behind his scientific discoveries. Einstein's life and universe is packed with guiding principles of what one should strive for as a good scientist, and perhaps, as a human, the mistakes to avoid as a result of it.
Skaitanti Mėsa reviewed Einstein by Walter Isaacson
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5 stars
A man is born, lives and dies. Fascinating.
Lavinia reviewed Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Review of 'Einstein' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Albert Einstein was loner with an intimate bond to humanity, writes Walter Isaacson. His fundamental creed was that freedom was the lifeblood of creativity.
“The development of science and of the creative activities of the spirit, requires a freedom that consists in the independence of thought from the restrictions of authoritarian and social prejudice,” Einstein said.
Creativity requires being willing not to conform. That requires nurturing free minds and free spirits, which in turn requires “a spirit of tolerance.” And the underpinning of tolerance was humility - the belief that no one had the right to impose ideas and beliefs on others.
A fantastic book for an exceptional man of genius.
Subjects
- Unified field theories
- Physicists
- Biography
- Relativity (Physics)
Places
- Germany