| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Copyright Holder | Walter Isaacson |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | David Ter-Avanesyan |
| About/Subject | Albert Einstein |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 2007 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-7432-6473-0 |
| ISBN 10 | 0-7432-6473-8 |
| EAN 5 | 53200 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9780743264730 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | QC16.E5I76 2007 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 530.092 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgements xv
Main Characters xix
CHAPTER ONE
The Light-Beam Rider 1
CHAPTER TWO
Childhood, 1879-1896 8
CHAPTER THREE
The Zurich Polytechnic, 1896-1900 32
CHAPTER FOUR
The Lovers, 1900-1904 50
CHAPTER FIVE
The Miracle Year: Quanta And Molecules, 1905 90
CHAPTER SIX
Special Relativity, 1905 107
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Happiest Thoughts, 1906-1909 140
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Wandering Professor, 1909-1914 158
CHAPTER NINE
General Relativity, 1911-1915 189
CHAPTER TEN
Divorce, 1916-1919 225
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Einstein's Universe, 1916-1919 249
CHAPTER TWELVE
Fame, 1919 263
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Wandering Zionist, 1920-1921 281
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Nobel Laureate, 1921-1927 309
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Unified Field Theories, 1923-1931 336
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Turning Fifty, 1929-1931 357
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Einstein's God 384
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Refugee, 1932-1933 394
CHAPTER NINETEEN
America, 1933-1939 425
CHAPTER TWENTY
Quantum Entanglement, 1935 448
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
The Bomb, 1939-1945 471
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
One-Worlder, 1945-1948 487
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Landmark, 1948-1953 508
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Red Scare, 1951-1954 524
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
The End, 1955 535
EPILOGUE
Einstein's Brain And Einstein's Mind 544
Sources 553
Notes 565
Index 643 Acknowledgements xv
Main Characters xix
CHAPTER ONE
The Light-Beam Rider 1
CHAPTER TWO
Childhood, 1879-1896 8
CHAPTER THREE
The Zurich Polytechnic, 1896-1900 32
CHAPTER FOUR
The Lovers, 1900-1904 50
CHAPTER FIVE
The Miracle Year: Quanta And Molecules, 1905 90
CHAPTER SIX
Special Relativity, 1905 107
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Happiest Thoughts, 1906-1909 140
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Wandering Professor, 1909-1914 158
CHAPTER NINE
General Relativity, 1911-1915 189
CHAPTER TEN
Divorce, 1916-1919 225
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Einstein's Universe, 1916-1919 249
CHAPTER TWELVE
Fame, 1919 263
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
The Wandering Zionist, 1920-1921 281
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Nobel Laureate, 1921-1927 309
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Unified Field Theories, 1923-1931 336
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Turning Fifty, 1929-1931 357
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Einstein's God 384
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Refugee, 1932-1933 394
CHAPTER NINETEEN
America, 1933-1939 425
CHAPTER TWENTY
Quantum Entanglement, 1935 448
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
The Bomb, 1939-1945 471
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
One-Worlder, 1945-1948 487
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Landmark, 1948-1953 508
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
Red Scare, 1951-1954 524
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
The End, 1955 535
EPILOGUE
Einstein's Brain And Einstein's Mind 544
Sources 553
Notes 565
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| Notes | Endpapers: Alan Richards, Princeton University Library Frontispiece: Ullstein Bilderdienst/The Granger Collection, New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Isaacson, Walter Einstein : his life and universe / Walter Isaacson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. 2. Physicists---Biography. 3. Einstein, Albert 1879-1955---Friends and associates. 4. Relativity (Physics). 5. Unified field theories. I. Title. 530.092----dc22 [B] 2006051264 |
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