书目

Einstein's Dreams

  • 作者 Alan Lightman著
  • 出版社 Vintage
  • 出版时间 2004年11月
  • ISBN 9781400077809
  • 定价 111.60

内容简介

Amodernclassic,Einstein’sDreamsisafictionalcollageofstoriesdreamedbyAlbertEinsteinin1905,whenheworkedinapatentofficeinSwitzerland.Asthedefiantbutsensitiveyounggeniusiscreatinghistheoryofrelativity,anewconceptionoftime,heimaginesmanypossibleworlds.Inone,timeiscircular,sothatpeoplearefatedtorepeattriumphsandfailuresoverandover.Inanother,thereisaplacewheretimestandsstill,visitedbyloversandparentsclingingtotheirchildren.Inanother,timeisanightingale,sometimestrappedbyabelljar.Nowtranslatedintothirtylanguages,Einstein’sDreamshasinspiredplaywrights,dancers,musicians,andpaintersallovertheworld.Inpoeticvignettes,itexplorestheconnectionsbetweenscienceandart,theprocessofcreativity,andultimatelythefragilityofhumanexistence.

作者简介

AlanLightmanwasborninMemphis,Tennessee,andeducatedatPrincetonandtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.HisbooksincludethenovelsGoodBenito,TheDiagnosis,andReunion;acollectionofessaysandfables,DanceforTwo;andseveralbooksonscience.Hislatest,acollectionofessays,ASenseoftheMysterious,willbepublishedbyPantheonbooksinJanuary2005.HelivesinMassachusetts.

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