Einstein

“Isaacson has admirably succeeded in weaving together the complex threads of Einstein’s personal and scientific life to paint a superb portrait.” – Arthur I. Miller, author of Einstein, Picasso“Once again Walter Isaacson has produced a most valuable biography of a great man about whom much has already been written. It helps that he has had access to important new material. He met the challenge of dealing with his subject as a human being and describing profound ideas in physics. His biography is a pleasure to read and makes the great physicist come alive.” – Murray Gell-Mann, winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics and author of The Quark and the Jaguar“This book will be widely and deservedly admired. It is excellently readable and combines the personal and the scientific aspects of Einstein’s life in a graceful way.” – Gerald Holton, Professor of Physics at Harvard and author of Einstein, History, and Other Passions“This is a brilliant intellectual tapestry – and a great read. Skillfully weaving Einstein’s revolutionary scientific achievements, his prolific political initiatives, his complex personal life, and his fascinating personality, Isaacson has transformed the transformer of the twentieth century into a beacon for the twenty-first century.” – Martin J. Sherwin, coauthor of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography“Walter Isaacson has captured the complete Einstein. With an effortless style that belies a sharp attention to detail and scientific accuracy, Isaacson takes us on a soaring journey through the life, mind, and science of the man who changed our view of the universe.” – Brian Greene, Professor of Physics at Columbia and author of The Fabric of the Cosmos“With unmatched narrative skill, Isaacson has managed the extraordinary feat of preserving Einstein’s monumental stature while at the same time bringing him to such vivid life that we come to feel as if he could be walking in our midst. This is a terrific work.” – Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Elon Musk, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023.