Einstein

The bestselling biography of Albert Einstein – now finally available in English. Walter Isaacson, who explored the connection between creativity and freedom in his bestsellers about Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci, compellingly reveals in his comprehensive biography of Albert Einstein how the genius of his scientific imagination stemmed, not least, from the rebellious nature of his personality. He thoroughly examines how Einstein, throughout his life and even in the 1900s as a creatively gifted "third-class clerk" at the Swiss Patent Office – a father struggling with life's challenges in a problematic marriage, who was denied a doctorate or assistant position despite his outstanding talent – consistently questioned established certainties. Einstein began to wonder where others only saw the familiar at work. No one before him, as Isaacson captivatingly illustrates, has come as close to unraveling the mysteries on both atomic and cosmic scales as he did.

Features: numerous illustrations.