Einstein - Couverture rigide

Isaacson, Walter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0061893897 ISBN 13 : 9780061893896

Editeur : HarperDes, 2009

Synopsis

From Walter Isaacson, the New York Times bestselling author of Einstein: His Life and Universe, comes Einstein: The Life of a Genius, a unique new look at the 20th century scientific icon featuring 180 stunning photographs and rare removable facsimile documents. In this compelling and provocative biography, Isaacson draws on new research and personal documents belonging to Einstein only recently made available to reveal the fascinating man behind the science, from his early years and experiments to his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Walter Isaacson is the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, an international non-profit organization designed to promote enlightened leadership and dialogue in contemporary issues. He was chairman and CEO of the international news organization CNN and managing editor of Time. Isaacson wrote the critically acclaimed Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), for which he had access to previously unavailable papers belonging to Einstein. He has also written Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), Kissinger: A Biography (1992), and is the co-author, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986). His work has been published in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Japan, and China. In 2007, Isaacson became a columnist for Time. He divides his time between Aspen, CO and Washington D.C.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. From his remarkable theory of relativity and the famous equation E=mc² to his concept of a unified field theory, no one has contributed as much to science in the last century.

As well as showing how Einstein developed his theories, Einstein reveals the man behind the science, from his early years and experiments in Germany and his struggle to find work at the Swiss patent office to his marriages and children, his role in the development of the atomic bomb, and his work for civil rights groups in the United States.

Drawing on new research and personal documents belonging to Einstein only recently made available, this book also includes items of rare facsimile memorabilia, to show you more than this scientist's groundbreaking theories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperDes
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0061893897
• ISBN 13: 9780061893896
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 94
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible