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 his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament of the connection between creativity and freedom.
Chapter 1 The Light-Beam Rider
Chapter 2 Childhood, 1879-1896
Chapter 3 The Zurich Polytechnic, 1896-1900
Chapter 4 The Lovers, 1900-1904
Chapter 5 The Miracle Year: Quanta and Molecules, 1905
Chapter 6 Special Relativity, 1905
Chapter 7 The Happiest Thought, 1906-1909
Chapter 8 The Wandering Professor, 1909-1914
Chapter 9 General Relativity, 1911-1915
Chapter 10 Divorce, 1916-1919
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"A wonderfully rounded portrait of the ever-surprising Einstein personality."
--The New York Times--
"A page-turner...These are some of the most powerful ideas in all of science, and...Isaacson...present [s] them with brio and insight."
--Corey S. Powell, The New York Times Book Review--
"Thorough, comprehensive, affectionate."
--John Updike, The New Yorker--