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Einstein

His Life and Universe
Jan 31, 2015kityojames rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It is this book that succinctly distinguishes Walter Isaacson as a master biographer. In writing the story of Einstein, not only does he coin the scientist's life as a litany of scientific realities derived from the cosmos, but also dwells deep into the character nuances of Einstein. We are shown his true self, his religion, foibles, humanness relative to his theories. Above all, this book shows that Einstein was a political animal, for which elements of the American civil liberties can jocund, and even the genesis of academic freedom and free speech may be traced. We cannot, but appreciate such an exposition of Albert Einstein, the Rebel and Loner who changed the understanding of the world beyond what we see now.