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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 530.092
EAN: 9780743264747
ISBN: 0743264746
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 704
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Sales Rank: 4789
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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Rating:  - Great Read!
Just as he did with "Franklin", Isaacson takes a well chronicled subject and finds new and interesting facts and anecdotes never before published. A must read.
Rating:  - Excellent Biography, not a stand alone physics text
I am writing as someone who has taken classical/modern physics courses (though now years ago). This Einstein biography is comprehensive in terms of his personal life and interactions with other physicists of the time (good sections on the various conferences). It is also very thorough on Einstein's politics, which does significantly contribute to the overall picture of his life, as he was involved in many causes. I would disagree with some reviewers, I felt like the overall flow of the book is ... Read More
Rating: - An excellent biography of the man even if the sections about the science are a little difficult to get through
Walter Isaacson's in-depth bio of Einstein was a fascinating read--at least for someone like me who did not know a lot about the man going in. This is not an easy book to plow through.
Isaacson does not do the best job of making Einstein's scientific accomplishments and efforts accessible to the layman. But the balance of the book--and the vast majority is non-scientific gives real insight into the way the mind of one of the most brilliant people in history operated.
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Rating: - Understanding Einstein
Many people consider Albert Einstein the smartest man who ever lived. While that may be true in the world of science, the book Einstein: His Life and Universe certainly shows that it wasn't true in other areas of his life. He's a man who dumped his first wife to marry his cousin. His relationship with his sons was tenuous at best. He was a pacifist until faced with the alternative. Einstein: His Life and Universe is a book that paints a full picture of the man behind the theories. He was a person who could ... Read More
Rating: - Wonderful
An enlightening look at Einstein's life from birth to death and everythinig inbetween. There was just enough discusion of physics to give you a background, but comprehendable to the non-physists of the world. The author covered the creation of the theory of relativity, but it was not the focus of the book. It rather focused on Einstein's aproach to life, his way of thinking and philosophies that caused him to create his theories. I found the book a comprehensive view of his life and entirely enjoyable.
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