Summary
Samuel Graydon: Einstein in Time and Space - Life in 99 Particles
"An unforgettable journey through Einstein's life."
– Publishers Weekly
Bad student. A pacifist. Physicist. Casanova. Refugee. Rebel. Genius. Think you know who Einstein is? Think again... His face is recognizable. His name is synonymous with genius. Today it is a symbol of scientific progress, the human mind, and even an epoch. He became more myth than man.
But who was Einstein? The Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered relativity, black holes, and established the E=mc² equation, dined with Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood and was the inspiration for the (highly radioactive) element 99. Einstein was also a high school student who failed all subjects except math and had a 1,400-page FBI file.
Samuel Graydon illuminates the life of history's most famous scientist in this extraordinary biography composed of 99 intriguingly diverse parts that cumulatively reveal Einstein's contradictory and multifaceted nature from all sides. From the daughter he lost to escaping the Nazis, from love letters to theories that will change science, from telling jokes to cheer up the sad parrot Bib to turning down the presidency of Israel, Einstein paints a portrait of this great man in time and space who redefined the way we look at the universe and our place in it.
"Gradon's approach provides a fresh perspective on episodes that have not been strongly emphasized in other biographies."
– Wall Street Journal
“Those who choose this as their introduction to Einstein's character and work will not regret the experience.”
- Kirkus Reviews
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