Einstein：His Life and Universe

Bytheauthoroftheacclaimedbestseller'BenjaminFranklin',thisisthefirstfullbiographyofAlbertEinsteinsinceallofhispapershavebecomeavailable.Howdidhismindwork?Whatmadehimagenius?Isaacson'sbiographyshowshowhisscientificimaginationsprangfromtherebelliousnatureofhispersonality.Hisfascinatingstoryisatestamenttotheconnectionbetweencreativityandfreedom.BasedonnewlyreleasedpersonallettersofEinstein,thisbookexploreshowanimaginative,impertinentpatentclerk-astrugglingfatherinadifficultmarriagewhocouldn'tgetateachingjoboradoctorate-becamethemindreaderofthecreatorofthecosmos,thelocksmithofthemysteriesoftheatomandtheuniverse.Hissuccesscamefromquestioningconventionalwisdomandmarvelingatmysteriesthatstruckothersasmundane.Thisledhimtoembraceamoralityandpoliticsbasedonrespectforfreeminds,freespirits,andfreeindividuals.Thesetraitsarejustasvitalforthisnewcenturyofglobalization,inwhichoursuccesswilldependonourcreativity,astheywereforthebeginningofthelastcentury,whenEinsteinhelpedusherinthemodernage.