Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0544808568 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physicsWidely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped lead us into the atomic age. But when it came to the new field of quantum mechanics, the same traits undermined him. Bestselling biographer David Bodanis traces Einstein from the skeptical, erratic student to the world's most brilliant physicist—and then to the desolate, fallen-from-grace celebrity. An intimate biography touching on the romances and rivalries of the celebrated physicist, as much as on his scientific goals, Einstein's Greatest Mistake reveals what we owe Einstein today—and how much more he might have achieved if not for his all-too-human flaws.. Yet in the final decades of his life, he was igno
Angie Boyter said Everything’s relative… but not uncertain. Albert Einstein’s contributions to physics were so immense that the term ”Einstein” has become more or less synonymous with “genius”. Einstein’s relativity theory introduced the era of modern physics, but he could not bring himself to accept the uncertaint. A brisk, fascinating overview of Einstein's life and ideas--& how even a genius can be misled by his own biases & preconceptions Elisa 20 First, a disclaimer. I am unqualified to critique the physics involved in criticizing Einstein. But as a biography of one of the world's greatest physicists--with a valuable premise that even a genius like Einstein could unintentionally limit his own insights and imagination by being unaware. Lynne E. said Entertaining Biography Focuses on Einstein's Thought Processes in Developing Theory of Relativity. EINSTEIN'S GREATEST MISTAKE: A BIOGRAPHY presents Alfred Einstein's life chronologically, but it's still a highly readable and entertaining book. Instead of recounting minute details of Einstein's childhood and daily life, it focuses on the well-documented thought processes that produced Ein
“Bodanis has… an extraordinary ability to explain complicated physics… Bodanis is a lot like Einstein—minus the great mistake. Both see fun in physics, both love simplicity and brevity. In this book, theories of the universe morph into theories of life.”