Einstein: His Life and Universe

Isaacson, Walter

ISBN 10: 0743264738 / ISBN 13: 9780743264730

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2007

About this Item

Flat signed and dated April 14, 2007 by author on title page. Gently read hardback with jacket. Small coffee-colored stains on the bottom page block. Only slight wear. No owners' names or labels. Dust jacket is enclosed in a clear protective cover. Text is clean, unmarked. First edition, 1st printing. Full number line with "1". (Shelf: I2) Books are carefully sealed in waterproof poly and boxed to prevent damage during transit.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Einstein: His Life and Universe
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743264738
• ISBN 13: 9780743264730
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Collectible: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 32 ounces
• Signed: Signed
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography & Autobiography

About this title

Synopsis

By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available.

How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how the imagination that distinguished his science sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story, a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom, reflects the triumphs and tumults of the modern era.

Based on the newly-released papers and personal letters, 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 mindreader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. 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.

About the Author

Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: @WalterIsaacson