Einstein, Picasso Space, Time, and the Beauty That Causes Havoc

by Miller, Arthur I

• ISBN13: 9780465018604
• ISBN10: 0465018602
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-07
• Publisher: Basic Books

Summary

The most important scientist of the twentieth century and the most important artist had their periods of greatest creativity almost simultaneously and in remarkably similar circumstances. This fascinating parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men examines their greatest creations-Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Einstein's special theory of relativity. Miller shows how these breakthroughs arose not only from within their respective fields but from larger currents in the intellectual culture of the times. Ultimately, Miller shows how Einstein and Picasso, in a deep and important sense, were both working on the same problem.

Author Biography

Arthur B. Miller is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Department of Science & Technology Studies, University College, London. He lives in London, England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Two Worlds as One	1	(8)
A Good-Looking Bootblack	9	(32)
The Kind of Male Beauty That Caused Such Havoc	41	(44)
How Picasso Discovered Les Demoiselles d'Avignon	85	(42)
Braque and Picasso Explore Space	127	(46)
Intermezzo	173	(96)
The Annus Mirabilis: How Einstein Discovered Relativity	179	(36)
I Really Would Not Have Thought Einstein Capable of That!	215	(22)
Creativity in Art and Science	237	(32)
Notes	269	(54)
Bibliography	323	(18)
Photo Credits	341	(4)
Index	345