{"product_id":"einstein-isbn-9780471193623","title":"Einstein","description":"Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion, playfulness, and wit of the private figure\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before.\"--Robert Jastrow, astrophysicist and bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A thoughtful and captivating account of one whom I had the joy of knowing and loving.\"--George Wald, Nobel Prize Laureate\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e His face is one of the most recognized on the planet. His very name is synonymous with genius. Yet, for all the attention and countless biographies, our images of Albert Einstein rarely go beyond the eccentric and larger-than-life scientist unraveling one cosmic mystery after another.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this engaging popular biography, Denis Brian draws on a wealth of new information recently opened to the public to bring us a broader, more authentic portrait of Einstein than previously available. The first full-scale Einstein life published in 20 years, it is also the first to integrate Einstein's genius with his private and public life to give us a complete impression of the real person.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We meet an Einstein with a gift for friendship, a romantic with a roving eye for women. We confront a man whose countless scientific triumphs were tempered by tragic ironies in his personal life. We encounter Einstein the humanist who showed compassion for the children of others yet neglected his own sons. We learn from his former assistants how they revered Einstein, how he worked at his science, and of his warm relationships with other physicists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Based on information drawn from new access to the Einstein archives as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and friends, Einstein: A Life reveals an endearing and sensititve man, but one slightly detached from even those closest to him, as if he inhabited his own world of lofty thoughts and cosmic dreams.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e DENIS BRIAN (West Palm Beach, Florida) is the author of The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him and Genius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries.Seit über 20 Jahren ist dies die erste umfassende Einstein-Biographie. Der anerkannte Autor Denis Brian untersucht die private, öffentliche und wissenschaftliche Seite der legendären Persönlichkeit dieses rätselhaften Mannes. Geschickt beleuchtet Brian Einsteins eigenartig-neugierigen Charakter, die Träume und Ereignisse, die den künftigen Wissenschaftler vorangetrieben haben auf seiner unglaublichen Reise zu den Gipfeln des Erfolges und weltweiter Anerkennung. Einsteins Lebenswerk veränderte schließlich die Sichtweise der Wissenschaft von der Welt, angefangen bei seinem ersten Entwurf der revolutionären Relativitätstheorie 1905 bis hin zur Entwicklung der Atombombe (und seiner umstrittenen Position als Gegner des nachfolgenden nuklearen Wettrüstens). Der Autor erforscht Einsteins überwältigendes Erbe in Gesprächen mit vielen Zeitgenossen. Auch lüftet Brian das Geheimnis der Formeln, Theorien und Experimente, damit wir ihre Bedeutung und Tragweite besser verstehen können. Mit Prägnanz und Liebe zum Detail entführt er uns in die Welt, in der Einstein arbeitete, zurückgezogen oder gemeinsam mit anderen; von seinen Assistenten wurde er verehrt und mit anderen Physikern seiner Zeit pflegte er freundschaftliche Beziehungen. (10\/97) Partial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Childhood and Youth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To Zurich and the Polytechnic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e seeking a Position.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Schoolteacher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Private Lessons.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Patent Office.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Special Theory of Relativity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To Prague and Back.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The War to End All Wars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Danger Signals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Einstein Discovers America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Nobel Prize.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Perfect Patient.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Einstein in California.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Weighing Options.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A New Life in Princeton.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Settling In.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Family Matters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Politics at Home and Abroad.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e World War II and the Threat of Fission.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Einstein Goes to War.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Atomic Bomb.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Birth of Israel.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The FBI Targets Einstein.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conversations and Controversies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Oppenheimer Affair.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Last Interview.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Einstein's Legacy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. DENIS BRIAN is the author of The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him and Genius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. Acclaim for Einstein: A Life\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Denis Brian's convincing picture . . . only makes our wonder grow at Einstein's sublime achievements.\" --The Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Does much to reveal the man behind the image . . . Brian's intimate work proves that in literature, as in science, taking a careful look can be a rewarding endeavor.\" --Detroit Free Press.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating, vastly enjoyable, deeply researched and fair account of Einstein the man.\" --Physics World\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Exhaustively researched, almost obsessively detailed, written with unobtrusive informality, the book is exemplary as a record of Einstein's personal and professional life.\" --The Spectator (U.K.)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An utterly fascinating life of a great scientist full of new insights and very readable.\" --Ashley Montagu\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before . . . Once I started it, I couldn't put it down.\" --Robert Jastrow astrophysicist and bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A thoughtful and captivating account of one whom I had the joy of knowing and loving.\" --George Wald Nobel Laureate","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989109227749,"sku":"NP9780471193623","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471193623.jpg?v=1761782831","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/einstein-isbn-9780471193623","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}