Albert Einstein

Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius

Einstein and Oppenheimer examines the lives of two of the 20th century’s most consequential physicists. The book is not a…

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Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain

When Jack Kerouac drove into “the great American night,” then poured its manic pace into On the Road, he created…

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It’s About Time: Understanding Einstein’s Relativity

"Relativity is about time. What could be more familiar?" Thus states Mermin on the first page of his book. Familiar…

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Einstein’s Dreams: Alan Lightman on the Life and Work of Albert Einstein

  Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientific community’s view and…

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E=mc2: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation

This is a book about a mathematical formula that nearly everyone—even those who are science-phobic—can recite, but almost no one…

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Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness

Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness, is a detailed look at the five papers written by Einstein in 1905—known as…

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Einstein’s Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius

Ohanian’s book begins by presenting Albert Einstein as a young graduate student seeking a university appointment before accepting a discouraging…

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112 Mercer Street: Einstein, Russell Gödel, Pauli, and the End of Innocence in Science

During the winter of 1943-44, as much of the supposedly civilized world was in the throes of WWII, four of…

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Albert Einstein

1. Does a big head equal a big brain? Maybe, maybe not. But when Albert Einstein was born his head…

9 months ago

Finding Einstein: Jimena Canales Peels Away Layers of Myth to Unmask Albert Einstein the Man

Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientific community’s view and understanding…

9 months ago