内容简介
Einsteinisthegreaticonofourage:thekindlyrefugeefromoppressionwhosewildhaloofhair,twinklingeyes,engaginghumanityandextraordinarybrilliancemadehisfaceasymbolandhisnameasynonymforgenius.Hewasarebelandnonconformistfromboyhooddays.Hischaracter,creativityandimaginationwererelated,andtheydrovebothhislifeandhisscience.Inthismarvellouslyclearandaccessiblenarrative,WalterIsaacsonexplainshowhismindworkedandthemysteriesoftheuniversethathediscovered.Einstein'ssuccesscamefromquestioningconventionalwisdomandmarvellingatmysteriesthatstruckothersasmundane.Thisledhimtoembraceaworldviewbasedonrespectforfreespiritsandfreeindividuals.AllofwhichhelpedmakeEinsteinintoarebelbutwithareverencefortheharmonyofnature,onewithjusttherightblendofimaginationandwisdomtotransformourunderstandingoftheuniverse.Thisnewbiography,thefirstsinceallofEinstein'spapershavebecomeavailable,isthefullestpictureyetofoneofthekeyfiguresofthetwentiethcentury.