Einstein：His Life and Universe

BytheauthoroftheacclaimedbestsellerBenjaminFranklin,thisisthefirstfullbiographyofAlbertEinsteinsinceallofhispapershavebecomeavailable.Howdidhismindwork?Whatmadehimagenius?Isaacson'sbiographyshowshowhisscientificimaginationsprangfromtherebelliousnatureofhispersonality.Hisfascinatingstoryisatestamenttotheconnectionbetweencreativityandfreedom.BasedonnewlyreleasedpersonallettersofEinstein,thisbookexploreshowanimaginative,impertinentpatentclerk--astrugglingfatherinadifficultmarriagewhocouldn'tgetateachingjoboradoctorate--becamethemindreaderofthecreatorofthecosmos,thelocksmithofthemysteriesoftheatomandtheuniverse.Hissuccesscamefromquestioningconventionalwisdomandmarvelingatmysteriesthatstruckothersasmundane.Thisledhimtoembraceamoralityandpoliticsbasedonrespectforfreeminds,freespirits,andfreeindividuals.Thesetraitsarejustasvitalforthisnewcenturyofglobalization,inwhichoursuccesswilldependonourcreativity,astheywereforthebeginningofthelastcentury,whenEinsteinhelpedusherinthemodernage.《爱因斯坦传》是一本爱因斯坦的生活传记，是爱因斯坦的所有文稿解密之后问世的第一部有关他的内容详尽、可读性极强的传记。作者在《爱因斯坦传》中揭示了爱因斯坦的科学想象如何源于他叛逆的个性。《爱因斯坦传》基于新近披露的爱因斯坦的私人信件，探究了这位富于想象、不拘礼节的专利员领会造物主的心思、揭开原子和宇宙奥秘的过程。引人入胜的故事证明，创造力与自由密不可分。