Einstein's Dreams, 9781780335575
Paperback
Imagine worlds shaped by time: circular, still, or a trapped bird.

Einstein's Dreams

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  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    19 December 2005

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Summary

Visions of Time: Einstein’s Dreams

A modern classic, Einstein’s Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, while working in a patent office in Switzerland.

As the defiant but sensitive young genius creates his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds.

  • In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures.
  • In another, time stands still, visited by love…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780335575
ISBN-10:1780335571
Author:Alan Lightman
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Corsair
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:19 December 2005
Weight:130g
Dimensions:132mm x 197mm x 9mm
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Critics Review

A magical, metaphysical realm…Captivating, enchanting, delightful - The New York Times

Endlessly fascinating. A beguiling inquiry into the not-at-all theoretical, utterly time-tangled, tragic and sublime nature of human life - The Boston Globe

Lightman is an artist who paints with the notion of time - Los Angeles Times

About The Author

Alan Lightman

Alan Lightman is a novelist, essayist, physicist, and educator. Currently, he is Adjunct Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is married to Jean Greenblatt Lightman, a painter, and has two daughters, Elyse and Kara.

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