Overview
Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion,playfulness, and wit of the private figure
"A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einsteinas a human being than I have ever seen before."--Robert Jastrow,astrophysicist and bestselling author
"A thoughtful and captivating account of one whom I had the joy ofknowing and loving."--George Wald, Nobel Prize Laureate
His face is one of the most recognized on the planet. His very nameis synonymous with genius. Yet, for all the attention and countlessbiographies, our images of Albert Einstein rarely go beyond theeccentric and larger-than-life scientist unraveling one cosmicmystery after another.
In this engaging popular biography, Denis Brian draws on a wealthof new information recently opened to the public to bring us abroader, more authentic portrait of Einstein than previouslyavailable. The first full-scale Einstein life published in 20years, it is also the first to integrate Einstein's genius with hisprivate and public life to give us a complete impression of thereal person.
We meet an Einstein with a gift for friendship, a romantic with aroving eye for women. We confront a man whose countless scientifictriumphs were tempered by tragic ironies in his personal life. Weencounter Einstein the humanist who showed compassion for thechildren of others yet neglected his own sons. We learn from hisformer assistants how they revered Einstein, how he worked at hisscience, and of his warm relationships with other physicists.
Based on information drawn from new access to the Einstein archivesas well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and friends,Einstein: A Life reveals an endearing and sensititve man, but oneslightly detached from even those closest to him, as if heinhabited his own world of lofty thoughts and cosmic dreams.
DENIS BRIAN (West Palm Beach, Florida) is the author of The TrueGen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him andGenius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and OtherLuminaries.
"A fascinating read with more interesting material about Einsteinas a human being than I have ever seen before."--Robert Jastrow,astrophysicist and bestselling author
"A thoughtful and captivating account of one whom I had the joy ofknowing and loving."--George Wald, Nobel Prize Laureate
His face is one of the most recognized on the planet. His very nameis synonymous with genius. Yet, for all the attention and countlessbiographies, our images of Albert Einstein rarely go beyond theeccentric and larger-than-life scientist unraveling one cosmicmystery after another.
In this engaging popular biography, Denis Brian draws on a wealthof new information recently opened to the public to bring us abroader, more authentic portrait of Einstein than previouslyavailable. The first full-scale Einstein life published in 20years, it is also the first to integrate Einstein's genius with hisprivate and public life to give us a complete impression of thereal person.
We meet an Einstein with a gift for friendship, a romantic with aroving eye for women. We confront a man whose countless scientifictriumphs were tempered by tragic ironies in his personal life. Weencounter Einstein the humanist who showed compassion for thechildren of others yet neglected his own sons. We learn from hisformer assistants how they revered Einstein, how he worked at hisscience, and of his warm relationships with other physicists.
Based on information drawn from new access to the Einstein archivesas well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and friends,Einstein: A Life reveals an endearing and sensititve man, but oneslightly detached from even those closest to him, as if heinhabited his own world of lofty thoughts and cosmic dreams.
DENIS BRIAN (West Palm Beach, Florida) is the author of The TrueGen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him andGenius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and OtherLuminaries.
This book title, Einstein (A Life), ISBN: 9780471193623, by Denis Brian, published by Wiley (August 21, 1997) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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