Einstein
his life and universe
$114.50
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- Release Date
10 April 2007
Summary
Einstein: The Genius Behind the Theory
Winner of the 2008 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir
The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein. Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein.
How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how Einstein’s scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743561389 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743561384 |
| Author: | Walter Isaacson, Edward Herrmann |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Audio |
| Format: | CD |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 463g |
| Dimensions: | 151mm x 137mm x 42mm |
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“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.” – Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals
About The Author
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of 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.
Edward Herrmann’s films include Nixon, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Annie, and The Aviator. On television’s Gilmore Girls he starred as the patriarch, Richard Gilmore. He has also appeared on The Good Wife, Law & Order, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, and Oz. He earned an Emmy Award for The Practice, and remains well-known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of FDR in Eleanor and Franklin and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. On Broadway, he won a Tony Award for his performance in Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
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