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First published February 18, 2002
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Jess M. Brallier
30 books21 followersJess M. Brallier (born May 31, 1953) is a publisher, author, and web publisher. Brallier has authored or co-authored 31 books, including Lawyers and Other Reptiles. He is currently Publisher and General Manager of Family Education Network (a part of Pearson), an online publisher for: parents, teachers, and reference readers.
In 1992, Brallier founded the children’s publishing imprint, Planet Dexter (Penguin), which published a number of best-selling books and secured scores of book club, electronic, foreign, TV/video, exhibit, serial, and merchandising licenses.
Of the 30+ published books that Brallier authored, half are adult titles and half children’s books.
Brallier won book publishing's LMP Individual Achievement Award in recognition of his marketing campaign for three New York Times best-sellers: Reinventing Government by David Osborne, Mama Makes Up Her Mind by Bailey White, and Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton.
Brallier is publisher of the most successful online book in history, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He is also the publisher of Poptropica, the largest virtual world for young kids.
A native of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, Brallier is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University (M.S.). He resides in Massachusetts, with his wife and children.
In 1992, Brallier founded the children’s publishing imprint, Planet Dexter (Penguin), which published a number of best-selling books and secured scores of book club, electronic, foreign, TV/video, exhibit, serial, and merchandising licenses.
Of the 30+ published books that Brallier authored, half are adult titles and half children’s books.
Brallier won book publishing's LMP Individual Achievement Award in recognition of his marketing campaign for three New York Times best-sellers: Reinventing Government by David Osborne, Mama Makes Up Her Mind by Bailey White, and Touchpoints by T. Berry Brazelton.
Brallier is publisher of the most successful online book in history, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He is also the publisher of Poptropica, the largest virtual world for young kids.
A native of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, Brallier is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh (B.A.) and Boston University (M.S.). He resides in Massachusetts, with his wife and children.
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October 16, 2017
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February 16, 2010
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Actually, not a bad biography of Einstein. Covers all the important life milestones, paints a well-rounded picture of Einstein without ignoring the fact that he was a crappy father and husband.
So why am I giving it only one star? There is a *glaring* science error in this book. Really egregious. right on pg 43, the author says, "Before Einstein, scientists thought that the sun was always in the same place, with the earth and other planets orbiting around it. .... Albert, however, shocked everybody by claiming that the sun, the other stars, the planets -- everything, all of the time -- are moving through space."
this must have especially shocked Thomas Wright, who suggested that the sun, and all the stars in the Milky Way are rotating around the center of the universe in *1750*!
I'm pretty sure the author was trying to simplify Einsten's development of the cosmological constant. But this explanation? Nonsense and demonstrably *wrong*.
Actually, not a bad biography of Einstein. Covers all the important life milestones, paints a well-rounded picture of Einstein without ignoring the fact that he was a crappy father and husband.
So why am I giving it only one star? There is a *glaring* science error in this book. Really egregious. right on pg 43, the author says, "Before Einstein, scientists thought that the sun was always in the same place, with the earth and other planets orbiting around it. .... Albert, however, shocked everybody by claiming that the sun, the other stars, the planets -- everything, all of the time -- are moving through space."
this must have especially shocked Thomas Wright, who suggested that the sun, and all the stars in the Milky Way are rotating around the center of the universe in *1750*!
I'm pretty sure the author was trying to simplify Einsten's development of the cosmological constant. But this explanation? Nonsense and demonstrably *wrong*.
September 19, 2018
"For an idea that does not at first seem insane, there is no hope."
"I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I do know how the fourth will: with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein
"I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I do know how the fourth will: with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein
January 11, 2017
Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess M. Brallier is a terrific book that tells all about his personal life not only his professional life. It tells it in a way that makes this genius a normal guy that is a lovable person from a child to the end. Great job. Lots of great sketches and over 100 pages of interesting info packed in this book.
May 5, 2021
Really enjoyed this and encouraged my son to read it too.
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April 1, 2010Each student had a copy of this book. We read a chapter each week and then met in small groups to discuss it before coming together as a whole class to share our thoughts.
Here is a review that the class wrote together. We first made a mind map of our ideas and then put them together:
Albert Einstein was a hero who was guided by his strong character. Albert Einstein was a great thinker, but without patience he would not have been able to come up with all his equations and theories that helped the world. If he did not have courage, he would not have plunged into his jobs and discovered all that he could do. It also took courage to continue with his scientific discoveries during two wars and to write to FDR about making an atomic bomb. He faced many difficult decisions in his life including whether or not to return to Germany to teach, leaving his family in Switzerland. He had to be honest with himself to make this decision. Without gratitude for the people and things in his life, he would not have been driven to help others. Without his creative thoughts, we would not have many things, including possibly television! He used creativity to learn more from his experiences, like the job at the patent office. Perseverance helped him prove a lot of new ideas such as the fact that light bends. He would not have accomplished this if he had given up easily. Albert Einstein was a great thinker who used his character traits to guide him to great achievements.
Here is a review that the class wrote together. We first made a mind map of our ideas and then put them together:
Albert Einstein was a hero who was guided by his strong character. Albert Einstein was a great thinker, but without patience he would not have been able to come up with all his equations and theories that helped the world. If he did not have courage, he would not have plunged into his jobs and discovered all that he could do. It also took courage to continue with his scientific discoveries during two wars and to write to FDR about making an atomic bomb. He faced many difficult decisions in his life including whether or not to return to Germany to teach, leaving his family in Switzerland. He had to be honest with himself to make this decision. Without gratitude for the people and things in his life, he would not have been driven to help others. Without his creative thoughts, we would not have many things, including possibly television! He used creativity to learn more from his experiences, like the job at the patent office. Perseverance helped him prove a lot of new ideas such as the fact that light bends. He would not have accomplished this if he had given up easily. Albert Einstein was a great thinker who used his character traits to guide him to great achievements.
June 7, 2022
Another easy-reading book for practicing my Spanish. This one gives a brief summary of the life of Albert Einstein. It would be a good book for grade school kids to learn a little bit about science, history, war, anti-semitism, and what it takes to be a good person who makes a difference in this crazy world.
August 10, 2018
105 pages. Well-written biography of a genius scientist. I learned a lot about his accomplishments but had not heard about his personal life before. I think kids will find it interesting. He made some interesting choices in life. This whole series is great for all ages. I am enjoying all of the series so far. I rated other ones a little higher maybe because I was more interested in the people so this was really good on my scale. Highly recommended for Grades 4-5.
July 13, 2017
O carte foarte buna pentru o ora de lectura de vara cu copiii sau chiar cu toata familia. E o istorioara cu haz despre viata lui Einstein, cum si-a contemplat descoperirile si teoriile. Dar si despre Einstein ca personaj (dincolo de omul de stiinta), cel cu freza haioasa si vioara in valiza cind calatorea :)). E scrisa cu umor, foarte informativa, intr-un limbaj accesibil si e presarata cu replici de a lui Einstein, pentru deliciul picilor.
September 30, 2021
Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess M. Brallier is not only a book about a genius, it's a book about a normal boy who loved thinking. It outlines more than job and work, but also childhood habits and stories. It's more in-depth than any paper about him and very easy to read. For anybody who wants to know more about Albert Einstien, you've found the book!
March 18, 2024
Documenting this for nostalgia’s sake because I loved this book as a kid and was mesmerized by Einstein!
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June 2, 2021Einstein’s parents were secular, middle-class Jews. His father, Hermann Einstein, was originally a featherbed salesman and later ran an electrochemical factory with moderate success. His mother, the former Pauline Koch, ran the family household. He had one sister, Maria (who went by the name Maja), born two years after Albert.
Einstein would write that two “wonders” deeply affected his early years. The first was his encounter with a compass at age five. He was mystified that invisible forces could deflect the needle. This would lead to a lifelong fascination with invisible forces. The second wonder came at age 12 when he discovered a book of geometry, which he devoured, calling it his “sacred little geometry book.”
Einstein became deeply religious at age 12, even composing several songs in praise of God and chanting religious songs on the way to school. This began to change, however, after he read science books that contradicted his religious beliefs. This challenge to established authority left a deep and lasting impression. At the Luitpold Gymnasium, Einstein often felt out of place and victimized by a Prussian-style educational system that seemed to stifle originality and creativity. One teacher even told him that he would never amount to anything.
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Yet another important influence on Einstein was a young medical student, Max Talmud (later Max Talmey), who often had dinner at the Einstein home. Talmud became an informal tutor, introducing Einstein to higher mathematics and philosophy. A pivotal turning point occurred when Einstein was 16 years old. Talmud had earlier introduced him to a children’s science series by Aaron Bernstein, Naturwissenschaftliche Volksbucher (1867–68; Popular Books on Physical Science), in which the author imagined riding alongside electricity that was traveling inside a telegraph wire. Einstein then asked himself the question that would dominate his thinking for the next 10 years: What would a light beam look like if you could run alongside it? If light were a wave, then the light beam should appear stationary, like a frozen wave. Even as a child, though, he knew that stationary light waves had never been seen, so there was a paradox. Einstein also wrote his first “scientific paper” at that time (“The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic Fields”).
Einstein’s education was disrupted by his father’s repeated failures at business. In 1894, after his company failed to get an important contract to electrify the city of Munich, Hermann Einstein moved to Milan to work with a relative. Einstein was left at a boardinghouse in Munich and expected to finish his education. Alone, miserable, and repelled by the looming prospect of military duty when he turned 16, Einstein ran away six months later and landed on the doorstep of his surprised parents. His parents realized the enormous problems that he faced as a school dropout and draft dodger with no employable skills. His prospects did not look promising.
Fortunately, Einstein could apply directly to the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (“Swiss Federal Polytechnic School”; in 1911, following expansion in 1909 to full university status, it was renamed the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, or “Swiss Federal Institute of Technology”) in Zürich without the equivalent of a high school diploma if he passed its stiff entrance examinations. His marks showed that he excelled in mathematics and physics, but he failed at French, chemistry, and biology. Because of his exceptional math scores, he was allowed into the polytechnic on the condition that he first finish his formal schooling. He went to a special high school run by Jost Winteler in Aarau, Switzerland, and graduated in 1896. He also renounced his German citizenship at that time. (He was stateless until 1901, when he was granted Swiss citizenship.) He became lifelong friends with the Winteler family, with whom he had been boarding. (Winteler’s daughter, Marie, was Einstein’s first love; Einstein’s sister, Maja, would eventually marry Winteler’s son Paul; and his close friend Michele Besso would marry their eldest daughter, Anna.)
Einstein would recall that his years in Zürich were some of the happiest years of his life. He met many students who would become loyal friends, such as Marcel Grossmann, a mathematician, and Besso, with whom he enjoyed lengthy conversations about space and time. He also met his future wife, Mileva Maric, a fellow physics student from Serbia.
From graduation to the “miracle year” of scientific theories of Albert Einstein
After graduation in 1900, Einstein faced one of the greatest crises in his life. Because he studied advanced subjects on his own, he often cut classes; this earned him the animosity of some professors, especially Heinrich Weber. Unfortunately, Einstein asked Weber for a letter of recommendation. Einstein was subsequently turned down for every academic position that he applied to. He later wrote,Meanwhile, Einstein’s relationship with Maric deepened, but his parents vehemently opposed the relationship. His mother especially objected to her Serbian background (Maric’s family was Eastern Orthodox Christian). Einstein defied his parents, however, and in January 1902 he and Maric even had a child, Lieserl, whose fate is unknown. (It is commonly thought that she died of scarlet fever or was given up for adoption.)
In 1902 Einstein reached perhaps the lowest point in his life. He could not marry Maric and support a family without a job, and his father’s business went bankrupt. Desperate and unemployed, Einstein took lowly jobs tutoring children, but he was fired from even these jobs.
The turning point came later that year, when the father of his lifelong friend Marcel Grossmann was able to recommend him for a position as a clerk in the Swiss patent office in Bern. About then, Einstein’s father became seriously ill and, just before he died, gave his blessing for his son to marry Maric. For years, Einstein would experience enormous sadness remembering that his father had died thinking him a failure.
With a small but steady income for the first time, Einstein felt confident enough to marry Maric, which he did on January 6, 1903. Their children, Hans Albert and Eduard, were born in Bern in 1904 and 1910, respectively. In hindsight, Einstein’s job at the patent office was a blessing. He would quickly finish analyzing patent applications, leaving him time to daydream about the vision that had obsessed him since he was 16: What would happen if you raced alongside a light beam? While at the polytechnic school he had studied Maxwell’s equations, which describe the nature of light, and discovered a fact unknown to James Clerk Maxwell himself—namely, that the speed of light remains the same no matter how fast one moves. This violates Newton’s laws of motion, however, because there is no absolute velocity in Isaac Newton’s theory. This insight led Einstein to formulate the principle of relativity: “the speed of light is a constant in any inertial frame (constantly moving frame).”
E = mc2
During 1905, often called Einstein’s “miracle year,” he published four papers in the Annalen der Physik, each of which would alter the course of modern physics:
1. “Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt” (“On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light”), in which Einstein applied the quantum theory to light in order to explain the photoelectric effect. If light occurs in tiny packets (later called photons), then it should knock out electrons in a metal in a precise way.
2. “Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen” (“On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat”), in which Einstein offered the first experimental proof of the existence of atoms. By analyzing the motion of tiny particles suspended in still water, called Brownian motion, he could calculate the size of the jostling atoms and Avogadro’s number (see Avogadro’s law).
3. “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper” (“On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies”), in which Einstein laid out the mathematical theory of special relativity.
“Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig?” (“Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”), submitted almost as an afterthought, which showed that relativity theory led to the equation E = mc2. This provided the first mechanism to explain the energy source of the Sun and other stars.Einstein also submitted a paper in 1905 for his doctorate.Other scientists, especially Henri Poincaré and Hendrik Lorentz, had pieces of the theory of special relativity, but Einstein was the first to assemble the whole theory together and to realize that it was a universal law of nature, not a curious figment of motion in the ether, as Poincaré and Lorentz had thought. (In one private letter to Mileva, Einstein referred to “our theory,” which has led some to speculate that she was a cofounder of relativity theory. However, Mileva had abandoned physics after twice failing her graduate exams, and there is no record of her involvement in developing relativity. In fact, in his 1905 paper, Einstein only credits his conversations with Besso in developing relativity.)In the 19th century there were two pillars of physics: Newton’s laws of motion and Maxwell’s theory of light. Einstein was alone in realizing that they were in contradiction and that one of them must fall.
Einstein would write that two “wonders” deeply affected his early years. The first was his encounter with a compass at age five. He was mystified that invisible forces could deflect the needle. This would lead to a lifelong fascination with invisible forces. The second wonder came at age 12 when he discovered a book of geometry, which he devoured, calling it his “sacred little geometry book.”
Einstein became deeply religious at age 12, even composing several songs in praise of God and chanting religious songs on the way to school. This began to change, however, after he read science books that contradicted his religious beliefs. This challenge to established authority left a deep and lasting impression. At the Luitpold Gymnasium, Einstein often felt out of place and victimized by a Prussian-style educational system that seemed to stifle originality and creativity. One teacher even told him that he would never amount to anything.
Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content.
Subscribe Now
Yet another important influence on Einstein was a young medical student, Max Talmud (later Max Talmey), who often had dinner at the Einstein home. Talmud became an informal tutor, introducing Einstein to higher mathematics and philosophy. A pivotal turning point occurred when Einstein was 16 years old. Talmud had earlier introduced him to a children’s science series by Aaron Bernstein, Naturwissenschaftliche Volksbucher (1867–68; Popular Books on Physical Science), in which the author imagined riding alongside electricity that was traveling inside a telegraph wire. Einstein then asked himself the question that would dominate his thinking for the next 10 years: What would a light beam look like if you could run alongside it? If light were a wave, then the light beam should appear stationary, like a frozen wave. Even as a child, though, he knew that stationary light waves had never been seen, so there was a paradox. Einstein also wrote his first “scientific paper” at that time (“The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic Fields”).
Einstein’s education was disrupted by his father’s repeated failures at business. In 1894, after his company failed to get an important contract to electrify the city of Munich, Hermann Einstein moved to Milan to work with a relative. Einstein was left at a boardinghouse in Munich and expected to finish his education. Alone, miserable, and repelled by the looming prospect of military duty when he turned 16, Einstein ran away six months later and landed on the doorstep of his surprised parents. His parents realized the enormous problems that he faced as a school dropout and draft dodger with no employable skills. His prospects did not look promising.
Fortunately, Einstein could apply directly to the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (“Swiss Federal Polytechnic School”; in 1911, following expansion in 1909 to full university status, it was renamed the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, or “Swiss Federal Institute of Technology”) in Zürich without the equivalent of a high school diploma if he passed its stiff entrance examinations. His marks showed that he excelled in mathematics and physics, but he failed at French, chemistry, and biology. Because of his exceptional math scores, he was allowed into the polytechnic on the condition that he first finish his formal schooling. He went to a special high school run by Jost Winteler in Aarau, Switzerland, and graduated in 1896. He also renounced his German citizenship at that time. (He was stateless until 1901, when he was granted Swiss citizenship.) He became lifelong friends with the Winteler family, with whom he had been boarding. (Winteler’s daughter, Marie, was Einstein’s first love; Einstein’s sister, Maja, would eventually marry Winteler’s son Paul; and his close friend Michele Besso would marry their eldest daughter, Anna.)
Einstein would recall that his years in Zürich were some of the happiest years of his life. He met many students who would become loyal friends, such as Marcel Grossmann, a mathematician, and Besso, with whom he enjoyed lengthy conversations about space and time. He also met his future wife, Mileva Maric, a fellow physics student from Serbia.
From graduation to the “miracle year” of scientific theories of Albert Einstein
After graduation in 1900, Einstein faced one of the greatest crises in his life. Because he studied advanced subjects on his own, he often cut classes; this earned him the animosity of some professors, especially Heinrich Weber. Unfortunately, Einstein asked Weber for a letter of recommendation. Einstein was subsequently turned down for every academic position that he applied to. He later wrote,Meanwhile, Einstein’s relationship with Maric deepened, but his parents vehemently opposed the relationship. His mother especially objected to her Serbian background (Maric’s family was Eastern Orthodox Christian). Einstein defied his parents, however, and in January 1902 he and Maric even had a child, Lieserl, whose fate is unknown. (It is commonly thought that she died of scarlet fever or was given up for adoption.)
In 1902 Einstein reached perhaps the lowest point in his life. He could not marry Maric and support a family without a job, and his father’s business went bankrupt. Desperate and unemployed, Einstein took lowly jobs tutoring children, but he was fired from even these jobs.
The turning point came later that year, when the father of his lifelong friend Marcel Grossmann was able to recommend him for a position as a clerk in the Swiss patent office in Bern. About then, Einstein’s father became seriously ill and, just before he died, gave his blessing for his son to marry Maric. For years, Einstein would experience enormous sadness remembering that his father had died thinking him a failure.
With a small but steady income for the first time, Einstein felt confident enough to marry Maric, which he did on January 6, 1903. Their children, Hans Albert and Eduard, were born in Bern in 1904 and 1910, respectively. In hindsight, Einstein’s job at the patent office was a blessing. He would quickly finish analyzing patent applications, leaving him time to daydream about the vision that had obsessed him since he was 16: What would happen if you raced alongside a light beam? While at the polytechnic school he had studied Maxwell’s equations, which describe the nature of light, and discovered a fact unknown to James Clerk Maxwell himself—namely, that the speed of light remains the same no matter how fast one moves. This violates Newton’s laws of motion, however, because there is no absolute velocity in Isaac Newton’s theory. This insight led Einstein to formulate the principle of relativity: “the speed of light is a constant in any inertial frame (constantly moving frame).”
E = mc2
During 1905, often called Einstein’s “miracle year,” he published four papers in the Annalen der Physik, each of which would alter the course of modern physics:
1. “Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt” (“On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light”), in which Einstein applied the quantum theory to light in order to explain the photoelectric effect. If light occurs in tiny packets (later called photons), then it should knock out electrons in a metal in a precise way.
2. “Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen” (“On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat”), in which Einstein offered the first experimental proof of the existence of atoms. By analyzing the motion of tiny particles suspended in still water, called Brownian motion, he could calculate the size of the jostling atoms and Avogadro’s number (see Avogadro’s law).
3. “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper” (“On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies”), in which Einstein laid out the mathematical theory of special relativity.
“Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig?” (“Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”), submitted almost as an afterthought, which showed that relativity theory led to the equation E = mc2. This provided the first mechanism to explain the energy source of the Sun and other stars.Einstein also submitted a paper in 1905 for his doctorate.Other scientists, especially Henri Poincaré and Hendrik Lorentz, had pieces of the theory of special relativity, but Einstein was the first to assemble the whole theory together and to realize that it was a universal law of nature, not a curious figment of motion in the ether, as Poincaré and Lorentz had thought. (In one private letter to Mileva, Einstein referred to “our theory,” which has led some to speculate that she was a cofounder of relativity theory. However, Mileva had abandoned physics after twice failing her graduate exams, and there is no record of her involvement in developing relativity. In fact, in his 1905 paper, Einstein only credits his conversations with Besso in developing relativity.)In the 19th century there were two pillars of physics: Newton’s laws of motion and Maxwell’s theory of light. Einstein was alone in realizing that they were in contradiction and that one of them must fall.
April 23, 2021
Learning about Albert Einstein was a thing I enjoyed. I didn't know many things about his life until I read this book. It's short, but very informative.
April 25, 2015
Albert Einstein wanted to learn more about the world at a very young age, but no one ever told him the answers he expected. Albert asked many questions as a kid, and he was very curious about the world. Many people never knew the answers to his questions, so he had to teach himself. He started high school at the age of ten because Elementary was too easy for him. Albert wanted to learn at a higher level so he could answer his own questions, which is why he then came up with many theories throughout his life that happened to be true. Who was Albert Einstein by Jess Brallier is a book about curiosity, intelligence, and compassion.
August 22, 2019
Summary-
Albert Einstein was a very brilliant and important man of science. He lived his whole life, beginning to end, thinking and writing. He contributed to many of the most important advancements of our time. He lived a very important life.
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I think that this edition of the "Who Was" series was a much needed one. The story of Albert Einstein is such a valuable one, and I'm glad it's made for the purpose of reading to children. Though I'm not the biggest fan of the artwork, it mirrors that of Albert's lifestyle (messy and quick). The writing is phenomenal! The way they introduced everything was great. I definitely recommend this book.
Albert Einstein was a very brilliant and important man of science. He lived his whole life, beginning to end, thinking and writing. He contributed to many of the most important advancements of our time. He lived a very important life.
Review-
I think that this edition of the "Who Was" series was a much needed one. The story of Albert Einstein is such a valuable one, and I'm glad it's made for the purpose of reading to children. Though I'm not the biggest fan of the artwork, it mirrors that of Albert's lifestyle (messy and quick). The writing is phenomenal! The way they introduced everything was great. I definitely recommend this book.
November 21, 2020
This is a good book of which i liked that it has shown both negative and positive sides of Albert Einstein. It has story of him right from his childhood and many incidents of him and his life which i had no hint of.
His life has always given him the opposite of what he wanted. For instance, he was shy but became a public speaker, he hated war but created most destructing weapon (for which he regrets) and many more but nobody's life is perfect!
This book is really worth a read to know about Einstein's life and him.
His life has always given him the opposite of what he wanted. For instance, he was shy but became a public speaker, he hated war but created most destructing weapon (for which he regrets) and many more but nobody's life is perfect!
This book is really worth a read to know about Einstein's life and him.
July 21, 2014
I think it was a really exciting book and I hope who ever buys this book will enjoy it as much as me
December 14, 2017
I liked it
August 11, 2019
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July 18, 2018
Last weekend I spent my vacation with My amazing friend "Albert Einstein" Let me tell you about Albert "The dopey one" from my 7th book in 2018
Title: Who Was Albert Einstein?
Author : Jess Brallier
Rating: 8/10
Pages: 105 pages
Genere: biography series
Bought it: @mrbabuonline
Spoiler Alert: Einstein was a violinist
Content: Apart from being a genius with a really crazy hair what else did you know about Einstein?
This New York Times Best-Selling Series dives into the life of the brilliant Albert Einstein from breath to death. It gives a wellrounded picture of albert the human, the husband, the father and scientist in fun and interesting way.
What I liked: It provides a clear image of Einstein and does not shy away from his personal life. It discusses all the important milestones of his life alligned with Historical events of that period. I loved the cover, the illustrations and the simple language .You get to know Albert from a more personal side. You get to find out the inspiring and incredible scientist. The human with charming personality. The world changer and how he used his fame to shed light on causes close to his heart. You feel that you can be his friend. I am at a loss of words to how amazing he is. The world has lost a Amazing human being but his impact and presence surperpasses any existence, time or place.
What I disliked: it was very short. simple . I wanted to know more details. I felt the writer was a bit baised towards Israel and neglected the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Lessons Learned:
1.You are unique
2. Stay humble
3. No one is perfect
4.Think and donot be afraid to ask questions
5. Be inquisitive and curious
Favorite Quotes:
1. For an idea that does not at first seem insane, there is no hope
2.There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
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Title: Who Was Albert Einstein?
Author : Jess Brallier
Rating: 8/10
Pages: 105 pages
Genere: biography series
Bought it: @mrbabuonline
Spoiler Alert: Einstein was a violinist
Content: Apart from being a genius with a really crazy hair what else did you know about Einstein?
This New York Times Best-Selling Series dives into the life of the brilliant Albert Einstein from breath to death. It gives a wellrounded picture of albert the human, the husband, the father and scientist in fun and interesting way.
What I liked: It provides a clear image of Einstein and does not shy away from his personal life. It discusses all the important milestones of his life alligned with Historical events of that period. I loved the cover, the illustrations and the simple language .You get to know Albert from a more personal side. You get to find out the inspiring and incredible scientist. The human with charming personality. The world changer and how he used his fame to shed light on causes close to his heart. You feel that you can be his friend. I am at a loss of words to how amazing he is. The world has lost a Amazing human being but his impact and presence surperpasses any existence, time or place.
What I disliked: it was very short. simple . I wanted to know more details. I felt the writer was a bit baised towards Israel and neglected the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Lessons Learned:
1.You are unique
2. Stay humble
3. No one is perfect
4.Think and donot be afraid to ask questions
5. Be inquisitive and curious
Favorite Quotes:
1. For an idea that does not at first seem insane, there is no hope
2.There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
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November 9, 2021
This book is about the story of Albert Einstein. Albert was a great scientist and a peace lover. Albert was a very shy person. He was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. There is a story which says that Albert didn’t say a word till he was 3 - 4 years old, when he complained that the soup was hot. When questioned about why he didn’t spek all these years, he said that he had not had a problem till then.
When Albert was 1, his family moved to Munich, Germany. He soon had a sister named Maja.Maja was Albert’s best friend. He didn’t like playing with others. His father and uncle had a business that sold batteries, generators and wires. Albert always had a lot of questions and was curious about everything and anything. Albert decided that school wasn’t teaching him the right things, so at age 10 he began to teach himself.
He also played the violin and loved to do duets with his mother. Albert often used to take hikes with Maja as they grew older. Albert loved elementary school but things absolutely took a turn once he entered high school. Students were expected to not ask questions, which was too much for Albert. His family moved to Italy and left Albert behind to study. He soon got expelled and went to Italy too. Italy was very different from Germany and there he was encouraged to keep thinking. He had first scientific paper published when he was a teenager. It was about electricity and magnetism.
His family business started failing. Albert started high school again in Switzerlandand this time he enjoyed it. He wanted to be a physics professor. He began college at Swiss Federal Polytechnic in the city of zurich. Hard times befell his family. His uncle gave him a little money to go to college. Often, he went without food to pay his college fees. Only 1 woman was present in the college and her name was mileva. They fell in love and got married in 1903. Albert graduated in 1900. His uncle stopped sending him money and he was very poor. His father soon died. He started working at a patent office to make a living.
He started publishing a lot of scientific papers during this time. In 1909, the University of Zurich asked him to be a physics professor. He was a very popular professor as students loved his way of teaching. Albert wanted to prove that light bent when it travelled through space. For this he had to wait till the 1914 solar eclipse. His formula E=MC2 led to the invention of the most destructive bomb.
In 1913, he moved to the University of Berlin leaving his wife and 2 sons behind. The countries of Europe were struggling with each other for power. Germany was a scary country but Alberts’s cousin Elsa made it easier for him to live. Elsa and Albert got married in 1914. In 1914, World War 1 started with Germany winning many battles. Albert had hoped to take photos of the 1914 eclipse but couldn’t due to war. Then Russia joined the war against Germany and the war soon became a stalemate. Albert was asked to tell the world that Germany was doing great but he blatantly refused. This made the government angry. Germany lost the war in 1918.
In 1919, Albert proved his theory about light bending. This made Albert a superstar but Albert wasn’t happy as it meant losing his privacy. Albert wanted to help create a homeland for Jews. In 1921, Albert travelled to the US to raise money for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. When he arrived in New York, there was a big parade in his honour and he was handed the key to the city. He met the president Warren Harding. He was very popular in the US.
He was an unwanted problem in Germany though. In the 1930’s after the Nazis invaded Germany, Albert's life was at even more risk. Nazis hated Jews and intellectuals and Albert was both.is focus was now on politics and public speaking. He refused to leave Germany even when everyone begged him to but he did take trips to more welcoming countries. Albert grew more famous. This was weird as he was celebrated everywhere except the place he was born in. In 1931, Albert was announced as a spy by the Nazis and in 1933, they used a bread knife in the kitchen as proof that Albert was a dangerous man. They took his home and money. Albert was forced to move.
They stayed in the US. He was professor of maths at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Elsa died 3 years after they moved to Princeton. 1n 1939, he heard that Germany was creating an atomic bomb. He wrote a letter urging the president, Franklin Roosevelt to create this bomb too.. The president heeded his words. World War 2 began. In 1941, the US launched the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan had to retreat due to this. In 1945, the war finally ended.
After this, Albert spent time trying to stop inventions of atomic weapons. Albert became a citizen of the US in 1940. He worked on the Unified Field Theory for which he never concluded the results. He used to take walks and used to love to sail. Maja came to live with him and she died in 1951. Albert too passed away on April 17, 1955 with a sheet of inventions next to him. Albert Einstein was an amazing person indeed with contrasting personalities.
I enjoyed learning about one of the most famous scientists of all times.
When Albert was 1, his family moved to Munich, Germany. He soon had a sister named Maja.Maja was Albert’s best friend. He didn’t like playing with others. His father and uncle had a business that sold batteries, generators and wires. Albert always had a lot of questions and was curious about everything and anything. Albert decided that school wasn’t teaching him the right things, so at age 10 he began to teach himself.
He also played the violin and loved to do duets with his mother. Albert often used to take hikes with Maja as they grew older. Albert loved elementary school but things absolutely took a turn once he entered high school. Students were expected to not ask questions, which was too much for Albert. His family moved to Italy and left Albert behind to study. He soon got expelled and went to Italy too. Italy was very different from Germany and there he was encouraged to keep thinking. He had first scientific paper published when he was a teenager. It was about electricity and magnetism.
His family business started failing. Albert started high school again in Switzerlandand this time he enjoyed it. He wanted to be a physics professor. He began college at Swiss Federal Polytechnic in the city of zurich. Hard times befell his family. His uncle gave him a little money to go to college. Often, he went without food to pay his college fees. Only 1 woman was present in the college and her name was mileva. They fell in love and got married in 1903. Albert graduated in 1900. His uncle stopped sending him money and he was very poor. His father soon died. He started working at a patent office to make a living.
He started publishing a lot of scientific papers during this time. In 1909, the University of Zurich asked him to be a physics professor. He was a very popular professor as students loved his way of teaching. Albert wanted to prove that light bent when it travelled through space. For this he had to wait till the 1914 solar eclipse. His formula E=MC2 led to the invention of the most destructive bomb.
In 1913, he moved to the University of Berlin leaving his wife and 2 sons behind. The countries of Europe were struggling with each other for power. Germany was a scary country but Alberts’s cousin Elsa made it easier for him to live. Elsa and Albert got married in 1914. In 1914, World War 1 started with Germany winning many battles. Albert had hoped to take photos of the 1914 eclipse but couldn’t due to war. Then Russia joined the war against Germany and the war soon became a stalemate. Albert was asked to tell the world that Germany was doing great but he blatantly refused. This made the government angry. Germany lost the war in 1918.
In 1919, Albert proved his theory about light bending. This made Albert a superstar but Albert wasn’t happy as it meant losing his privacy. Albert wanted to help create a homeland for Jews. In 1921, Albert travelled to the US to raise money for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. When he arrived in New York, there was a big parade in his honour and he was handed the key to the city. He met the president Warren Harding. He was very popular in the US.
He was an unwanted problem in Germany though. In the 1930’s after the Nazis invaded Germany, Albert's life was at even more risk. Nazis hated Jews and intellectuals and Albert was both.is focus was now on politics and public speaking. He refused to leave Germany even when everyone begged him to but he did take trips to more welcoming countries. Albert grew more famous. This was weird as he was celebrated everywhere except the place he was born in. In 1931, Albert was announced as a spy by the Nazis and in 1933, they used a bread knife in the kitchen as proof that Albert was a dangerous man. They took his home and money. Albert was forced to move.
They stayed in the US. He was professor of maths at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Elsa died 3 years after they moved to Princeton. 1n 1939, he heard that Germany was creating an atomic bomb. He wrote a letter urging the president, Franklin Roosevelt to create this bomb too.. The president heeded his words. World War 2 began. In 1941, the US launched the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan had to retreat due to this. In 1945, the war finally ended.
After this, Albert spent time trying to stop inventions of atomic weapons. Albert became a citizen of the US in 1940. He worked on the Unified Field Theory for which he never concluded the results. He used to take walks and used to love to sail. Maja came to live with him and she died in 1951. Albert too passed away on April 17, 1955 with a sheet of inventions next to him. Albert Einstein was an amazing person indeed with contrasting personalities.
I enjoyed learning about one of the most famous scientists of all times.
September 25, 2021
Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
The biography Who was Albert Einstein talks about the life of Einstein and how he became one of the most influential people in science. The book talks about his love for science and bettering the world around him. He devoted his life to pursuing what was next instead of focusing on the present. This is a great book for students in middle school because it encourages students to push themselves and create. This book had really amazing illustrations that grab students attention and keep them interested. This would be great for a introductory book for a science class so learn about an influential figure.
Who was Albert Einstein is a biography chapter book about the life of Albert Einstein. The "Who Was" series is written to be an easy read for students while still providing valuable information about famous people in history. This tells the story about Einstein in a fun and engaging way for students. These books would be great to use for a biography project.
This short biography also provides information about Einsteins life, his milestones. Provides an insight in his personal life as well as his professional life. This text is a great choice for 3rd graders and higher.
- Shubhangi TM
The biography Who was Albert Einstein talks about the life of Einstein and how he became one of the most influential people in science. The book talks about his love for science and bettering the world around him. He devoted his life to pursuing what was next instead of focusing on the present. This is a great book for students in middle school because it encourages students to push themselves and create. This book had really amazing illustrations that grab students attention and keep them interested. This would be great for a introductory book for a science class so learn about an influential figure.
Who was Albert Einstein is a biography chapter book about the life of Albert Einstein. The "Who Was" series is written to be an easy read for students while still providing valuable information about famous people in history. This tells the story about Einstein in a fun and engaging way for students. These books would be great to use for a biography project.
This short biography also provides information about Einsteins life, his milestones. Provides an insight in his personal life as well as his professional life. This text is a great choice for 3rd graders and higher.
- Shubhangi TM
October 4, 2021
Everyone knows who Albert Einstein is. With his messy hair and weird clothing he surely made an appearance. Who was Albert Einstein is a biography chapter book about the life of Albert Einstein. The "Who Was" series is written to be an easy read for kids while providing valuable information about famous people in history. This tells the story about Einstein in a fun and engaging way. Anyone who doesn't even have any interest in science will also enjoy this book. Personally, I never was interested in anyone's biography or science, but after reading this book, I have even started other books in the "Who Was" series. It fascinates me, knowing things that many people don't. This is short, filled with pictures and a very informative book that I would recommend to students and adults. Honestly, even if you aren't the least bit interested in science, you are going to enjoy this book. There are other books in the series too that you should check out. This truly is a wonderful book.
January 9, 2025
So I actually ate this up. Thank you Albert for all your contributions to our world but I never want to live life the way you did.
My favorite Albert fun facts:
1. He was asked to be the second president of Israel and said ‘no’
2. He never learned one of his son’s birthdays and ended up abandoning his first wife and two sons
3. His brain weighed less than average
4. He wanted to dedicate his life to the discovery of new information rather than live a conventional life filled with personal pursuits
5. He did not want his house to become a museum because he feared of people could gawk at his life like that they would get too caught up on his life and contributions and not make their own journeys and contributions to life
My favorite Albert fun facts:
1. He was asked to be the second president of Israel and said ‘no’
2. He never learned one of his son’s birthdays and ended up abandoning his first wife and two sons
3. His brain weighed less than average
4. He wanted to dedicate his life to the discovery of new information rather than live a conventional life filled with personal pursuits
5. He did not want his house to become a museum because he feared of people could gawk at his life like that they would get too caught up on his life and contributions and not make their own journeys and contributions to life
October 28, 2018
This short biography is packed full of interesting information about Albert Einstein who many consider to be one of the smartest human beings who ever lived. There were so many interesting facts given in the book that I did not realize. As a young boy, his parents often wondered if there was something wrong with him and his brain. He was a man of peace, and yet his discoveries led to the development of the atomic bomb. He was against war, and yet he asked President Roosevelt to start developing the bomb right away to be used in WWII. He was a German Jew who was hated by Hitler. He was not the best husband or father. He became a citizen of Switzerland as a young man and later the USA as an adult. I could list so many more, but then you would not need to read the book-enjoy!
October 13, 2021
This book is about Albert Einstein. This book follows his life as well as his work and his major discoveries. You see how navigates his work and personal life. This book tells you interesting facts about his life like how much he hated the strict way his teachers taught, about how Iseral asked him to become the president and the pain he felt while writing the president a letter recommending that the United States start developing an atomic bomb. This is a well written, detailed book. It’s an interesting read.
March 28, 2018
Who was Albert Einstein is a very short book all about Einstein. I liked the book because of all the facts it gave about him. The main ideas of the book are about Einstein's life and how he changed over the years to be one of the smartest people in the world. In his school years he got expelled! He was still one of the smartest people in the world even though he was kicked out of school. Einstein invented many things in his life. One of the coolest inventions he made was "The Einstein Refrigerator." I think the author achieved its purpose about trying to tell all about Albert Einstein. The book was sometimes funny and it always kept flowing. The book was also very informative about how Einstein studied many different things. The writing of the book is good and the structure is easy to read. I never got lost during the book. There weren't many weaknesses of the book because there is so much to talk about Albert Einstein. There were so many facts about him during his childhood and him as an adult. I agree with the author that Einstein was one of the smartest people in the world. Einstein accomplished so many great things that we still use to this day. I can't take very many things from the book since it was about Einstein, but I can say his life was very crazy. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes non fiction and would like to learn more about the Albert Einstein.
June 7, 2021
Wonderful book. I really got interested in learning about scientists after reading this book. Albert Einstein is one of the most brilliant human beings who ever lived, he is a scientist whose discoveriesand theories let to the invention of television, and is a peace loving guy with really crazy hair. My favourite quote in the book was 'For an idea that does not at first seem insane, there is no hope'. Loved the book and Albet Einstein's great discoveries and inventions.
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March 8, 2021
I think It was a nice book as it has shown both negatives and positives of Albert Einstein...
It shows his struggle as a scientist, and more as a human as his life gave him exact opposite to his personality like he was shy but had to public speak, he hated wars but had to create most destructive bomb etc....
I could know many incidents of his life about which I had no idea of!!!!😊😊
It shows his struggle as a scientist, and more as a human as his life gave him exact opposite to his personality like he was shy but had to public speak, he hated wars but had to create most destructive bomb etc....
I could know many incidents of his life about which I had no idea of!!!!😊😊
May 23, 2021
Who Was Albert Einstein? by Jess M. Brallier is a terrific book that tells all about his personal life not only his professional life. It tells it in a way that makes this genius a normal guy that is a lovable person from a child to the end. Great job. Lots of great sketches and over 100 pages of interesting info packed in this book.
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