Einstein His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson A Book by Walter Isaacson How did his mind work What made him a genius This book is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available and shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein this book explores how an imaginative impertinent patent clerk a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldnt get a teaching job or a doctorate became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds free spirits and free individuals. These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalisation in which our success will depend on our creativity as they were for the beginning of the last century when Einstein helped usher in the modern age. Walter Isaacson is the president of the Aspen Institute. He has been the chairman and CEO of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Benjamin Franklin An American Life and Kissinger A Biography. He lives with his wife and daughter in Washington D. C. Product Details Hard Cover Book Author Walter Isaacson Genre Biography ISBN 9780743264730
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