Einstein: His Space And Times

ThecommonlyheldviewofAlbertEinsteinisofaneccentricgeniusforwhomthepursuitofsciencewaseverything.Butinactuality,thebrilliantinnovatorwhoseTheoryofRelativityforeverreshapedourunderstandingoftimewasamanofhistimes,alwayspoliticallyengagedanddrivenbystrongmoralprinciples.Anavowedpacifist,Einstein’smistrustofauthorityandoutspokensocialandscientificviewsearnedhimdeaththreatsfromNazisympathizersintheyearsprecedingWorldWarII.Tohim,scienceprovidednotonlyameansforunderstandingthebehavioroftheuniverse,butafoundationforconsideringthedeeperquestionsoflifeandawayfortheworldwideJewishcommunitytogainconfidenceandprideinitself.StevenGimbel’sbiographypresentsEinsteininthecontextoftheworldhelivedin,offeringafascinatingportraitofaremarkableindividualwhoremainedactivelyengagedininternationalaffairsthroughouthislife.ThisrevealingworknotonlyexplainsEinstein’stheoriesinunderstandableterms,itdemonstrateshowtheydirectlyemergedfromtherealitiesofhistimesandhelpedcreatetheworldweliveintoday.