Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography

By: David Bodanis

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Synopsis: &“What Bodanis does brilliantly is to give us a feel for Einstein as a person. I don&’t think I&’ve ever read a book that does this as well . . . Whenever there&’s a chance for storytelling, Bodanis triumphs.&” —Popular Science &“Fascinating.&” —Forbes Widely 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. Yet in the final decades of his life, he was ignored by most working scientists, and his ideas were opposed by even his closest friends. How did this happen? Best-selling biographer David Bodanis traces the arc of Einstein&’s life—from the skeptical, erratic student to the world&’s most brilliant physicist to the fallen-from-grace celebrity. An intimate biography in which &“theories of the universe morph into theories of life&” (Times, London), 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780544808584
Related ISBNs:: 9781328745521
Publisher:: HarperCollins
Date of Addition:: 05/14/25
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Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.