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# Einstein: A Biography

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Review: Seems a sad life for such a great thinker - I found this biography easy to read and follow. It tries to present Einstein in an objective light, but is lyrical and thoughtful. Without casting judgement the writer moves you to make your own judgement. I feel only sadness when I hear of Einsteins private life and what happened to his wives and children. In that sense he was as ordinary as the rest of us, and perhaps more tragic. I feel only total exhilaration and excitement when I read how he came about the theory of relativity which surely is the most awesome thought man has ever had? Tough competition from Darwin on Evolution I think and of course Watson and Crick with DNA. He let his religious and philosophical prejudices cloud his scientific judgement sometimes, but relativity opened up cosmology (how was the universe created) which allowed science to move into an area dominated by religion and myths. He would have smiled I think when the Supernova teams under Perlmutter and Schmidt discovered our universe is accelerating its expansion. The writer mixes the chapters so that you follow his life as his ideas develop. As a biography and style of writing throughly recommended.
Review: A Comprehensive Biography of Einstein - This is a well written, engaging account of Einstein's life. It differs from most biographies in the sense that it proceeds by examining themes in Einstein's life as opposed to telling his life story in strict chronological order. The main stages and successes and failures of the subject's life are covered in sufficient detail The author is generally successful is describing the essentially mathematical content of Einstein's theories in a way which can be followed by non-mathematicians. After completing the book, while appreciating the genius of Einstein, I was left with a feeling of sadness. Either because of his essential character or because of his single-mindedness, Einstein's personal life was less successful. Neither of his two marriages gave him the happiness that he would have hoped for and he spent the last third of his life in a country he didn't really like.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0745642217 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 476,997 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 320 in Popular Astronomy 925 in Philosopher Biographies 1,055 in History of Science (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (118) |
| Dimensions  | 15.24 x 3.81 x 22.86 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 9780745642215 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0745642215 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 488 pages |
| Publication date  | 23 Sept. 2016 |
| Publisher  | Polity |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Seems a sad life for such a great thinker
*by H***D on 11 May 2013*

I found this biography easy to read and follow. It tries to present Einstein in an objective light, but is lyrical and thoughtful. Without casting judgement the writer moves you to make your own judgement. I feel only sadness when I hear of Einsteins private life and what happened to his wives and children. In that sense he was as ordinary as the rest of us, and perhaps more tragic. I feel only total exhilaration and excitement when I read how he came about the theory of relativity which surely is the most awesome thought man has ever had? Tough competition from Darwin on Evolution I think and of course Watson and Crick with DNA. He let his religious and philosophical prejudices cloud his scientific judgement sometimes, but relativity opened up cosmology (how was the universe created) which allowed science to move into an area dominated by religion and myths. He would have smiled I think when the Supernova teams under Perlmutter and Schmidt discovered our universe is accelerating its expansion. The writer mixes the chapters so that you follow his life as his ideas develop. As a biography and style of writing throughly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Comprehensive Biography of Einstein
*by R***S on 29 August 2018*

This is a well written, engaging account of Einstein's life. It differs from most biographies in the sense that it proceeds by examining themes in Einstein's life as opposed to telling his life story in strict chronological order. The main stages and successes and failures of the subject's life are covered in sufficient detail The author is generally successful is describing the essentially mathematical content of Einstein's theories in a way which can be followed by non-mathematicians. After completing the book, while appreciating the genius of Einstein, I was left with a feeling of sadness. Either because of his essential character or because of his single-mindedness, Einstein's personal life was less successful. Neither of his two marriages gave him the happiness that he would have hoped for and he spent the last third of his life in a country he didn't really like.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wide ranging, meticulously researched, detailed and very enjoyable.
*by S***O on 14 May 2017*

This is a re-issue of what was originally a 2005 German biography, where it was, apparently, very highly acclaimed. The author offers a meticulous account of Einstein's life, one in which he sets out to explain the man rather than support the myth. We are given a wide-ranging look into Einstein's life and, for me just as important, into the historical context in which he grew up to become surely the most recognisable face on the planet, today. Why should you read this? If this is the first biography of Einstein, then I'd say it is because Einstein sits alongside Galileo and Newton as three individuals who helped us to see the world as it truly is, rather than how the Establishment wanted us to see it. Neffe chooses not to give us a narrative chronology of Einstein's life, but rather to dig down deeply into a wide range of evidence to examine Einstein's thought processes. In this way, he does, it seems to me, help us to understand the man better. Few stones are left unturned, and in this way, the book offers the reader a lot more than just a close and detailed look at Einstein himself. I really enjoyed this aspect of it. The style is sufficiently erudite to be authoritative, yet also completely accessible by a wide readership, covering in depth both the scientist and the man. This book would also surely make a wonderful gift for an older child or grandchild, especially one who perhaps turns their nose up at fiction. It will prove to be a challenging read for them, but will surely grip them as well as give them important historical background that continues to affect us all.

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