Einstein

by Isaacson, Walter

• ISBN13: 9781594132599
• ISBN10: 1594132593
• Edition: Large
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-13
• Publisher: Large Print Pr

Summary

The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom and explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 15
Main Characters	p. 21
The Light-Beam Rider	p. 29
Childhood, 1879-1896	p. 39
The Zurich Polytechnic, 1896-1900	p. 72
The Lovers, 1900-1904	p. 97
The Miracle Year: Quanta and Molecules, 1905	p. 151
Special Relativity, 1905	p. 174
The Happiest Thought, 1906-1909	p. 219
The Wandering Professor, 1909-1914	p. 244
General Relativity, 1911-1915	p. 287
Divorce, 1916-1919	p. 336
Einstein's Universe, 1916-1919	p. 369
Fame, 1919	p. 387
The Wandering Zionist, 1920-1921	p. 411
Nobel Laureate, 1921-1927	p. 449
Unified Field Theories, 1923-1931	p. 486
Turning Fifty, 1929-1931	p. 515
Einstein's God	p. 552
The Refugee, 1932-1933	p. 566
America, 1933-1939	p. 608
Quantum Entanglement, 1935	p. 639
The Bomb, 1939-1945	p. 670
One-Worlder, 1945-1948	p. 691
Landmark, 1948-1953	p. 719
Red Scare, 1951-1954	p. 740
The End, 1955	p. 756
Epilogue: Einstein's Brain and Einstein's Mind	p. 768
Sources	p. 779
Notes	p. 801
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