Publisher's Summary Winner of the 2008 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir How did Einstein's mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk, a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate, became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age. It's all relative: listen to more about Albert Einstein. ©2007 Walter Isaacson. All rights reserved (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.
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If you're not a scientist or otherwise very well educated, this is not for you. I had a very hard time making it all the way to the end of this book.
An excellent read.However, the reader (Herrmann) always mispronounces "infinitesimal" as "infitesimal". To educated people (never mind a math or physics person) this shows ignorance of a very basic word (and misreads it, to boot).
I did not think that I would be able to make it through the 21 hours but I did - there were a lot of interesting tidbits about Einstein's life and the historical context he was in.It does take a while to get through this (I listened to it an average of 1 hour each session) but really I enjoyed Hermann reading it.
if you are interested in knowing the real Einsein, this is the book to listen to. although you may find some of it too scintific, it worth spending some time learning about it.
This was really interesting. I don't read many biographies, and I didn't know that much about Einstein. I got interested in him because of some quotes I read from him about spiritual things, like is the universe a friendly place or not. The author explicates the science along with the narrative, and some of those parts lost me, but it was interesting anyway to try to understand the science from a layman's point of view. Einstein played a role in the international politics of WWII.
Very good book.The only thing I had hoped for and didn't get was more about the spiritual side.I understand through people who knew him that Einstein was very interested in contemplative religion, spirituality and the nature of God, but this book doesn't connect on that level. Still, a good listen.
I found Einstein's life story fascinating, but I vastly underestimated how long it would take to get through the full 21 hours. There was so much detail at times that it became a chore to listen to. I'd recommend the book, but do yourself a favor and get the abridged version instead.
Beautifully read and written.Even for the non-physisist it is a wonerful listen.