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Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles


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DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS. THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAIN His face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, he's a figurehead as much as a man, symbolic of things larger than himself: of scientific progress, of the human mind, even of the age. But who was Einstein really? The Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered relativity, black holes and E = mc2, dined with Charlie Chaplin in Hollywood and was the inspiration for (highly radioactive) element 99, Albert Einstein was also a high school dropout with an FBI file 1,400 pages long. In this book, Samuel Graydon brings history's most famous scientist back to life. From his lost daughter to escaping the Nazis, from his love letters to unlikely inventions, from telling jokes to cheer up his sad parrot Bibo to refusing the Presidency of Israel, through the discoveries and thought experiments that changed science, Einstein in Time and Space tells 99 unforgettable stories of the man who redefined how we view our universe and our place within it.

About the Author :
Samuel Graydon is the science editor at the Times Literary Supplement. He has published short fiction and been longlisted for an Alpine fellowship. This is his first book.

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Illuminating A mosaic biography of an exceptional scientist . . . [pieced together] with illuminating skill, style, candour and charm For all the thousands of biographies previously written of him, I think Graydon has done a fine and often fascinating job here, and anyone with an interest in science and scientists will absolutely lap this up A masterful biography and a hugely entertaining read An intriguing, mosaic-like portrait of the great physicist A great biography. Einstein is not treated as an unknowable genius, but as a flawed individual with interesting stories . . . an incredibly enjoyable read A fresh take . . . compelling and beautifully written. Enhances our understanding of both a great scientist and an exemplary humanist An immensely readable work about the man himself, collected into 99 short, mostly two-page, chapters, exploring his scientific ideas, quoting his letters, and telling many revealing anecdotes. Gems about this icon of modern physics continue to be written because he is such a rich subject, with more original sources referring to him becoming public every year. Still, it does take a new angle on Einstein to get publishers and reviewers excited. Samuel Graydon has achieved just that. A mosaic biography of an exceptional scientist . . . [pieced together] with illuminating skill, style, candour and charm For all the thousands of biographies previously written of him, I think Graydon has done a fine and often fascinating job here, and anyone with an interest in science and scientists will absolutely lap this up.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781529372489
  • Publisher: John Murray Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 36 mm
  • Weight: 526 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1529372488
  • Publisher Date: 28 Sep 2023
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Life in 99 Particles
  • Width: 162 mm


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