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Einstein in Time and Space - A Life in 99 Particles
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Walter Isaacson's Einstein meets Craig Brown's 99 Glimpses of
Princess Margaret, in this innovative biography of the famous
physicist told in ninety-nine dazzling vignettes. Most of us would
agree that Albert Einstein's name is synonymous with "genius" and
that his likeness is often used as a shorthand for all scientists,
appearing everywhere from cartoons to textbooks. He has become more
myth than man. That being the case, how best to capture his
essence? In Einstein in Time and Space, talented young science
journalist Samuel Graydon answers that question with an
illuminating mosaic--99 intriguingly different particles that
cumulatively reveal Einstein's contradictory and multitudinous
nature. Glimpsed among these shards: a slacker who failed every
subject but math, a job seeker who couldn't get hired, a lothario
who courted many women, and a charmer who was the life of the
party. As brilliant as he was inconsistent, Einstein was
simultaneously an avid supporter of the NAACP and the fight for
civil rights and someone capable of great prejudice. He was loved
by many, known by few, and inspirational to a generation of young
physicists. Graydon reveals every corner of Einstein's world: the
false reporting that rocketed Einstein to fame nearly overnight,
his effect on people he met merely in passing, even the remarkable
posthumous journey of the famed physicist's brain. Entertaining,
comforting, bolstering, and shocking, Einstein in Time and Space is
the unique story of a man who redefined how we view our universe
and our place within it.
General
Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
Authors: |
Samuel Graydon
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-982185-10-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-982185-10-4 |
Barcode: |
9781982185107 |
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