Einstein: His Life and Universe

Could you explain? Isaacson: I think he was lucky to be at the patent office rather than serving as an acolyte in the academy trying to please senior professors and teach the conventional wisdom. Albert Einstein as a man, however, has been a much harder portrait to paint, and what we know of him as a husband, father, and friend is fragmentary at best. He knew they were nature's brushstrokes for painting her wonders. They also had great curiosity and imagination. The book is the first biography to tackle Einstein's enormous volume of personal correspondence that heretofore had been sealed from the public, and it's hard to imagine another book that could do such a richly textured

"An Excellent Masterpiece" according to Mark F. LaMoure. Mark F. LaMoure, Boise, ID"Einstein," is a book by Walter Isaacson who discusses Einstein's life in detail. It is very well written for the lay person and reveals many interesting sides of Einstein's life and works.As a scientist, Albert Einstein was one of the most epic stars among all 20th-century scientific thinkers. The book brings Einstein's life and times into clear focus, delivering new information never seen by the public. This biography focuses closely on Einstein's personal life and the non-scientific circumstances of his very long and highly productive career.The book is not a fast read, nor is it simple. Never have I read a better biography! To have read about Einstein as a man, and not merely a scientist, was most riveting.Possibly one of the most popular scientists of our time. Most notable of his traits were his humility, compassion, independent thinking, introversion, pacifism, disdain for bourgeois consumption or ostentatious wealth, and a desire for social equality.While his theories of special and general relativity will continue to elude me, one can still marvel at his thought making process. Pivotal EncountersI found it pivotal that Einstein met Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and Jost Winteller, at a young age, who believed in encou. An interesting read--well written and researched! J. Bandy A well written, thoroughly researched and very interesting book. Isaacson has an easy style and quite readable. I'm always frustrated by authors who become "quote happy" and either separate and/or indent them, or go overboard with footnotes which destroys continuity. Although Isaacson uses many, many quotes, virtually all of them are molded into the sentence resulting in smooth reading and no loss of continuity. Also, one would think writing about Albert Einstein would necessarily involve mind bending concepts, mathematical equations, etc. far beyond us mortals, and to a certain degree that is unavoidable for this

His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk -- a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate -- became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is th