Time and time again, Albert Einstein has been counted among the most important people of the 20th-century. As we look to understand the true nature of the universe with technological tools that weren't even dreamed of in his lifetime, Einstein's formulae remain our best key for decoding it. Einstein: A Relative History explores both the scientist's work and his private life. It also features a fascinating plain-language exploration of his famous thought experiments, which reveal how this extraordinary thinker visualized complex concepts. Accessible to all adults interested in the man, his life, and his work.
Dr. Donald Goldsmith is the winner of, among many other awards, the 1990 Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the popularization of astronomy. He won the Physics Science Writing Award in 1986 for
Nemesis: The Deathstar and
Other Theories of Mass Extinction. He was a consultant on the late Carl Sagan's groundbreaking PBS series
Cosmos and a co-writer of the PBS series
The Astronomers. His most recent works include
Worlds Unnumbered: The Search for Extrasolar Planets, and
Connecting With the Cosmos.
Robert Libbon is a veteran writer with a degree in European history. His survey of Instant European History was published in 1996 by Fawcett Books.