Einstein: His Life and Universe
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- Author：Walter Isaacson
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Sam
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This has been the most enriching book that I have ever read。The magic of his simplicity combined with his humility lied in the way he explained things to other。One notable quote that is worth mentioning， "15 Years later， when his younger son， Eduard， asked why he was so famous， Einstein replied by using a simple image to describe his great insight that gravity was the curving of the fabric of spacetime。 “When a blind beetle crawls over the surface of a curved branch， it doesn’t notice that the t This has been the most enriching book that I have ever read。The magic of his simplicity combined with his humility lied in the way he explained things to other。One notable quote that is worth mentioning， "15 Years later， when his younger son， Eduard， asked why he was so famous， Einstein replied by using a simple image to describe his great insight that gravity was the curving of the fabric of spacetime。 “When a blind beetle crawls over the surface of a curved branch， it doesn’t notice that the track it has covered is indeed curved，” he said。 “I was lucky enough to notice what the beetle didn’t notice。" 。。。more
Mohammad Fares El Hajj Chehade
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Incredible story-telling of Einstein's life from his very birth till his last days。 This book offers huge insights into one of the greatest revolutionary minds in the history of mankind。 It doesn't fail in touching on the source of this genius， which separates Einstein from the rest of the physics pioneers: his tendency to question the common and defy authority， and his sacred view of individual freedom。 This is not only vivid in his scientific work but also in his political views。 Incredible story-telling of Einstein's life from his very birth till his last days。 This book offers huge insights into one of the greatest revolutionary minds in the history of mankind。 It doesn't fail in touching on the source of this genius， which separates Einstein from the rest of the physics pioneers: his tendency to question the common and defy authority， and his sacred view of individual freedom。 This is not only vivid in his scientific work but also in his political views。 。。。more
Rosy Ngo
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"I'm not a genius， I'm just passionately curious"A brilliant book that I really enjoy reading along the way。 It is so mesmerizing to "live" throughout the life of a world's genius。 It is truly a pleasure to go with Einstein from Munich to Bern， to Zurich， to Berlin and to Princeton。 Smart， kind， humble， independent， undominatable innocent， curious， peace lover， passionate， indifferent， all can be the nouns and adjectives to describe Albert Einstein。 However， above all， I reckon he is a lover and "I'm not a genius， I'm just passionately curious"A brilliant book that I really enjoy reading along the way。 It is so mesmerizing to "live" throughout the life of a world's genius。 It is truly a pleasure to go with Einstein from Munich to Bern， to Zurich， to Berlin and to Princeton。 Smart， kind， humble， independent， undominatable innocent， curious， peace lover， passionate， indifferent， all can be the nouns and adjectives to describe Albert Einstein。 However， above all， I reckon he is a lover and a nature admirer。 Einstein is not flawless。 He can have an affair while still in a marriage。 He can be brutal and cut a relationship off if it hurts him so much （like the relationships with Maric and Eduard）。 However， the true value that Einstein brings to this world is that he is always real to himself， to the world。Like Einstein， I always admire the beauty of simplictity。 。。。more
Daniel Barenboim
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It gives you a very deep dive into his life。Perhaps too deep at some points。 The middle of the book is filled with pages after pages about what his wife did or his new girlfriend， and then on and on about who was spending how much time with the kids。 Way too much info on that， felt like clutter to fill up the book。Besides that， it was great and really gives you a feel for his character。 I couldn't know for sure but I felt like I knew the guy and understood him from what I read。 Einstein was one It gives you a very deep dive into his life。Perhaps too deep at some points。 The middle of the book is filled with pages after pages about what his wife did or his new girlfriend， and then on and on about who was spending how much time with the kids。 Way too much info on that， felt like clutter to fill up the book。Besides that， it was great and really gives you a feel for his character。 I couldn't know for sure but I felt like I knew the guy and understood him from what I read。 Einstein was one of the greatest friends to humanity。 His heart and mind was always in the right place when it came to furthering mankind。 。。。more
Cindywue
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Loved reading about the genius。 Einstein inspired me to be more curious and filled with wonder。 Perhaps even imaginative？
Michelle
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Walter Isaacson's "Einstein: His Life and Universe" offers us a brilliant and sparkling biography of a complex and sensitive genius。 It is a hallmark of biography。 The book covers all aspects of Einstein's life: scientific accomplishments， political beliefs， personal relationships and loves， even religion and his commitment to Israel。If you're reading this minor review， please read the book。 Walter Isaacson's "Einstein: His Life and Universe" offers us a brilliant and sparkling biography of a complex and sensitive genius。 It is a hallmark of biography。 The book covers all aspects of Einstein's life: scientific accomplishments， political beliefs， personal relationships and loves， even religion and his commitment to Israel。If you're reading this minor review， please read the book。 。。。more
Michael Vincent
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Some interesting and important things about his life and work （theories， relationships， women， family， pacifism， socialism， atomic bomb）。 The chapter on Einstein’s God （17） was fascinating and worth the price of the book。 There were some sections you had to be a genius （I am not） to follow。 Got bogged down in those details。
Auradini
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dari buku ini， kita dapat mengerti apa arti "peace" yang sesungguh nya。 this books also makes me fall in love with this universe 100000x！！！ great books。 dari buku ini， kita dapat mengerti apa arti "peace" yang sesungguh nya。 this books also makes me fall in love with this universe 100000x！！！ great books。 。。。more
Kimbolimbo
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Fascinating read！ Great storytelling。 I never knew that Einstein was a creepo-player。 I got more out of the book than that but this was the backstory I found most interesting。
Moisés Toro
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Gran admiración por este personaje。 Fue un pacifista militante como el se definía， ganador del nobel y autor de varias teorías científicas， esposo y padre no muy ejemplar， bromista y sarcástico， admirador de Mozart y Bach， tocaba el violín， algunas veces despistado， enfocado en sus tareas （"a menudo estoy tan enfrascado en mi trabajo que me olvido hasta de comer"）， con cierto talento para la escritura， humanista， tenaz al persistir en sus problemas。Sin duda es una de la mentes mas brillantes de Gran admiración por este personaje。 Fue un pacifista militante como el se definía， ganador del nobel y autor de varias teorías científicas， esposo y padre no muy ejemplar， bromista y sarcástico， admirador de Mozart y Bach， tocaba el violín， algunas veces despistado， enfocado en sus tareas （"a menudo estoy tan enfrascado en mi trabajo que me olvido hasta de comer"）， con cierto talento para la escritura， humanista， tenaz al persistir en sus problemas。Sin duda es una de la mentes mas brillantes de la historia， en esta obra se ilustran diversas perspectivas que evidencian algunas limitantes que enfrentó。 Demuestra un época en que estaba muy frustrado， fue el único graduado al que no se le ofreció trabajo， sentía que había perdido el rumbo de su vida， le costó mucho conseguir un empleo pero siempre mantuvo la esperanza。 Un gran referente intelectualmente y humanísticamente hablando。"Yo no tengo ningún talento especial。 Solo soy apasionadamente curioso" 。。。more
Hetal Sonpal
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Isaacson is a master at biographies and when it comes to Einstein， you want the story to be told by the best。Great insight into the phenomenal scientist， who had a significant impact on the 20th century and his contribution will continue to impact many more generations。
elle♡，
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finito di leggere il 15/05/21Einstein， l'uomo che ha saputo svelare i segreti dell'Universo， che ha rivoluzionato un intero secolo e i secoli che lo posticipano con le sue scoperte; ma la cosa più strabiliante è che lui era un uomo come tanti， anzi， per la sua capacità mentale era strabiliante che fosse proprio un umano。Ciò che per lui contava di più era l'immaginazione， è da lì che la sua carriera ha fatto i suoi frutti。Non ci sarà mai più un fisico idolatriato come lui， che ha reso il mondo e finito di leggere il 15/05/21Einstein， l'uomo che ha saputo svelare i segreti dell'Universo， che ha rivoluzionato un intero secolo e i secoli che lo posticipano con le sue scoperte; ma la cosa più strabiliante è che lui era un uomo come tanti， anzi， per la sua capacità mentale era strabiliante che fosse proprio un umano。Ciò che per lui contava di più era l'immaginazione， è da lì che la sua carriera ha fatto i suoi frutti。Non ci sarà mai più un fisico idolatriato come lui， che ha reso il mondo e la natura più comprensibili e ha donato loro delle basi。Prima di egli ci saranno stati altri fisici capaci， che hanno ribaltato le conoscenze sul cosmo date dalla chiesa e si sono messi contro a tutto e a tutti。A lui è bastato giocare a dadi con Dio。 。。。more
Ryan
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Listened to audiobook。 Unexpectedly helped me understand Einstein's theories much better - was just expecting details about his life but Isaacson's exposition was much better than I was expecting。 Listened to audiobook。 Unexpectedly helped me understand Einstein's theories much better - was just expecting details about his life but Isaacson's exposition was much better than I was expecting。 。。。more
Nas
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Having been a big fan of Walter Isaacson's previous two books I read （steve jobs and Leonardo da Vinci biography） I am left a little disappointed。 Yes， Walter Isaacson does a fantastic job in his research and explores Einstein with heavy rigour but somehow this biography leaves a little to be desired。 It's difficult to place what it is but maybe it's because the physics matter gets a little bit technical for me and in a biography， it's hard to really follow it or perhaps I personally found the D Having been a big fan of Walter Isaacson's previous two books I read （steve jobs and Leonardo da Vinci biography） I am left a little disappointed。 Yes， Walter Isaacson does a fantastic job in his research and explores Einstein with heavy rigour but somehow this biography leaves a little to be desired。 It's difficult to place what it is but maybe it's because the physics matter gets a little bit technical for me and in a biography， it's hard to really follow it or perhaps I personally found the Da Vinci and Steve Jobs profiles more captivating。 By no means it's a bad book， still very informative and gives an excellent overview of his life， accomplishments， relationships from beginning to end but compared to the other two books I've read - it doesn't have that same quality。 If you're interested in Einstein in particular I would still say it's a great book to read but maybe coming from a generic angle where you want to learn more about personal motivations outside of the physics topics， it falls a bit short。 。。。more
Petr
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Byl to holt machr ve všech směrech。
Tyler
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I think Einstein is a more interesting Character than this is a book， but they are both high bars！There really is a reason he was Time Person of the Century and after reading this book I feel like I have a good understanding why。 An immensely interesting man - everyone has heard about his physics， but I had no understanding of his celebrity， pacifism， and Zionism。 From accidentally starting the Manhattan project to being offered the presidency of Israel， I feel like I have learned so much about I think Einstein is a more interesting Character than this is a book， but they are both high bars！There really is a reason he was Time Person of the Century and after reading this book I feel like I have a good understanding why。 An immensely interesting man - everyone has heard about his physics， but I had no understanding of his celebrity， pacifism， and Zionism。 From accidentally starting the Manhattan project to being offered the presidency of Israel， I feel like I have learned so much about this amazing man。 He had the mind and attitude， that in many way we all should strive for and we all could use more of currently。 President Eisenhower put it well declaring "No other man waas more modest in the possession of the power that is knowledge， more sure that power without wisdom is deadly。"I would give Isaacson's writing a 4/5， it took some time to adapt and I wish there was more physic explanations like in Quantum。But I would give Einstein himself 5/5 。。。more
Bala Venkata
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Tough read - since I had personal distractions and work pressures as well。 But all in all a great book。 Very inspiring。 What stands out is the man's human nature。 Bravo。 Tough read - since I had personal distractions and work pressures as well。 But all in all a great book。 Very inspiring。 What stands out is the man's human nature。 Bravo。 。。。more
Hots Hartley
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Dry as a bone！
Byron Flores
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“What is my secret？ I am only very curious and ask a lot of questions”。 Albert Einstein My second biography book in a row of one person who had a lot of mistakes but he also left a huge legacy for the humanity。
Martin Brown
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The Wonders of A Beautiful MindAn entertaining and informative journey through Einstein’s life and times。 A must read for those interested in taking a deeper dive into the life and times of this wonderful human being。
Ali Ghanbari
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Unfortunately， I live in a country that has a theocratic government， and due to the constant enmity of religions with the knowledge of many scientific and philosophical books of the world， it is not translated and published。 And it is precisely these circumstances that have taught me that these books are very valuable。 I am an Iranian。
Kieran Hennessy
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Einstein was a killer。 Curious and imaginative and independent and moral to bout。 Plus the charm。 Well said by Isaacson as he has in other bios。 Fascinating man just as the universe which Einstein thought about his entire life。
Lexie Joo
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well researched and made me feel。 but the author is sooo american and you can tell。 kinda boring in some parts too
Miek
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I find it difficult to rate this book as I had a love-hate relationship with it over the course of the week。 I picked it up to learn more about Einstein: His Life; but this came with Einstein: His Universe - one which went a bit （a lot） over my head due to my inability to understand physics。 Nonetheless it is a very rich account of Einstein's mind， life， science， politics， religion， struggles， family， etc。 etc。 After deciding to briefly skim through some of the physics-heavy chapters， it was a v I find it difficult to rate this book as I had a love-hate relationship with it over the course of the week。 I picked it up to learn more about Einstein: His Life; but this came with Einstein: His Universe - one which went a bit （a lot） over my head due to my inability to understand physics。 Nonetheless it is a very rich account of Einstein's mind， life， science， politics， religion， struggles， family， etc。 etc。 After deciding to briefly skim through some of the physics-heavy chapters， it was a very interesting read about an even more interesting man。Maybe one day I'll get into his science more， but for now I don't want to burn myself out during my summer break and I'm moving on to some novels to compensate ;-） 。。。more
Sebastian
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Walter Isaacson gives a fantastic and page turning description of Einstein’s life。 I found the book to be perfectly balanced between his personal interests and relationships and his scientific research。 I’m particularly fond of the amount of primary sources Isaacson provides throughout the book。 The author leaves no aspect of Einstein’s life unexamined。 As well as， surprisingly， delves deeply into Einstein’s political opinions and endeavors。 This book left me satisfied and amazed。
James Mason
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Thoroughly enjoyed this。 Excellent balance of Einstein’s science， personal life， and politics。 I learned new things on every page。 I was a physics undergrad in 2005 and I remember all the “year of physics” stuff since it’d been 100 years since Einstein’s prolific year。 It’s only after this book though they I really got a greater appreciation for the person behind the commemoration。
Carl Arthur
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Walter Isaacson writes wonderful biographies。 I am adequate at alliteration。
Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev
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A tour de force on Albert Einstein's life。 If you enjoy physics and reading biographies， this is a must-read。 A tour de force on Albert Einstein's life。 If you enjoy physics and reading biographies， this is a must-read。 。。。more
Ed Schneider
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Einstein was that rare beast， a celebrity scientist。 Isaacson captured the personality - the loner who cared about humanity。 Einstein was what we instinctively think of when we hear the phrase absent-minded professor。 This book is a social history， who did what when。 Lots of detail and insights into actions。 We learn of Einstein's early rejection of conformity and obedience to authority。 He sees the downsides of German society and moves to the more hospitable Switzerland taking Swiss citizenship Einstein was that rare beast， a celebrity scientist。 Isaacson captured the personality - the loner who cared about humanity。 Einstein was what we instinctively think of when we hear the phrase absent-minded professor。 This book is a social history， who did what when。 Lots of detail and insights into actions。 We learn of Einstein's early rejection of conformity and obedience to authority。 He sees the downsides of German society and moves to the more hospitable Switzerland taking Swiss citizenship and avoiding German conscription。 He also sees the strength of German science but that attracts him only for a while。 While we see him as the eminent mathematics professor we learn his shortcomings both as a mathematician and professor were things that limited him throughout life。 While we think of him in conjunction with Princeton University， he actually came to the Institute of Advanced Studies because it required no teaching。 Yes he championed Israel but grew less enamored when it became clear Jews and Arabs were not able to resolve differences。 He was a socialist， a pacifist， war resister and passionate one-worlder。 He understood the need to defeat Hitler and nationalism enough to overcome his passions and advise Roosevelt to build the atom bomb。 He had no interest in working on the project。 For him knowing the truth was more important than demonstrating it。 He was a theoretical physicist and disdained experiments which he felt just proved him correct which he already knew。 For some this was arrogance and lead to the end of relationships。 Fortunately his unassuming nature was what most people saw。 Another side of Einstein which I learned from reading this book was his numerous relationships with women。 His violin and smile was infectious。 He was clearly given lots of slack。More important was learning the later half of Einstein's life was in a sense totally unproductive。 His major achievements came early in his career。 His paper on relativity was published in 1905。 The last half of his life was spent poking holes at quantum physics。 He was constantly saying "God does not play dice。" This was directly aimed at quantum physics which depended on probabilities。 He desperately wanted to find a general theory which would unify both gravity and the world of electrons。 He felt he was uniquely positioned to work on this as he was already famous and had no need to publish。 Younger men had their careers to think about and could not waste time on unpublishable dead ends。 So he dreamed on， never finding that unifying equation。There was one aspect of this book which I found wanting。 While we learned much about Einstein's life and were taken through several of the thought experiments he investigated one aspect of his life is virtually unexplored in this book。 We learn that Einstein was constantly working on equations with pencil and paper， the tools of his trade。 But we never explore those equations。 I would have loved to see what each of the terms were contributing but that was not in this book。 I didn't read through all the footnotes。 Perhaps someone has already written that book。 If not looks like there's an opportunity。 。。。more
Bastiaan
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