{"product_id":"einstein-his-life-and-universe-1","title":"Einstein: His Life and Universe","description":"\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;NOW A MAJOR SERIES 'GENIUS' ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, PRODUCED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING GEOFFREY RUSH\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Einstein is the great icon of our age\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;extraordinary brilliance\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; He was a \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;rebel\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;nonconformist \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;from boyhood days. His \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;character\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;,\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; creativity\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; and \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;imagination\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; were \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;related\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;, and they drove both his \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;life \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;and \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;his science\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Walter Isaacson\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; explains how his mind worked and the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;mysteries of the universe\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; that he discovered.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; Einstein's success came from \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;questioning conventional wisdom\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; and marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;embrace a worldview \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;based on respect for \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;free spirits\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; and free individuals. All of which helped make Einstein into a rebel but with a\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; reverence for the harmony of nature\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;, one with just the right blend of \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;imagination\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; and\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; wisdom\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; to transform our \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;understanding of the universe\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. This new biography, the first since all of Einstein's papers have become available, is the fullest picture yet of one of the \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;key figures of the twentieth century\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; This is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;a fully realised portrait \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;of this extraordinary human being, and \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;great genius\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Praise for EINSTEIN by Walter Isaacson:-\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'YOU REALLY MUST READ THIS.' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Sunday Times\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'As pithy as Einstein himself.' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;New Scientist \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; '[A] brilliant biography, rich with newly available archival material.' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Literary Review\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Beautifully written, it renders the physics understandable.' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Sunday Telegraph \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt; 'Isaacson is excellent at explaining the science. ' \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Daily Express\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br \/\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 704 pages | Published May 2008\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63966587191645,"sku":"9781847390547","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781847390547.jpg?v=1774348061","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/einstein-his-life-and-universe-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}