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Albert Einstein: A Life from Beginning to End
Albert Einstein * * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * * Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet. How did one insignificant patent clerk change the world? Step into the world of Albert Einstein in this book and find out what was so extraordinary about him. Why did it take so long for him to win the Nobel Prize? What kind of a father was Einstein to his boys? How did his marriages affect his work? What motivated him? And most importantly; what unlocked his mind to grapple with the most profound ideas of all time? Inside you will read about... ✓ Einstein’s First Endeavors ✓ Einstein's Tangled Life ✓ Becoming American ✓ WWII and The Manhattan Project ✓ Einstein's Beliefs ✓ Later Life and Death ✓ The Legacy of Albert Einstein And much more! Find out why Einstein valued creativity and freedom as the foundation stones of a good life, and how these two traits would inspire him and help to transform the world as it was known up until then. Discover how Einstein the scientist became Einstein the humanitarian, and all of the causes which he so passionately held. Without Albert Einstein, there would be no modern age. See how it all began.
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February 18, 2021
Albert Einstein by Hourly History is a cheeky little summary of the life of this great man. Einstein was born in Germany in 1879 and died in the US in 1955. This humble quotation from the great man really typifies what he was about.
”I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious”………humble indeed. Not sure about you guys, but in my experience – truly bright people are naturally curious about almost everything, they’re also funny. I wonder if Einstein loved a laugh. There is a good YouTube clip I found where Albert is cracking a joke – his adoring retinue couldn’t stop laughing.
”You can’t blame gravity for falling in love” he once said. He loved women, he had numerous affairs. Another consequence of his ‘curiosity’ perhaps?
There is some speculation he may have been on the autism spectrum (well that’s a surprise!), but when he died in 1955 his brain was dissected, and the morphological findings weren’t consistent with that condition. Surely, he had a bit of it. Lot’s of scientists do. Albert often had problems at school, due largely to the way education was delivered – stymying his creativity. He eventually obtained a diploma from a Polytechnic in Zurich and a PhD from the University of Zurich. As a young kid, he spent his time teaching himself such things as calculus and playing around with mathematical proofs of various theories. He loved maths and physics.
He was married a couple of times, the second time to his cousin, he moved around Europe for years and eventually found himself in the US. Albert didn’t consider himself Jewish, and soon denounced his German citizenship. He considered himself a ”Religious agnostic”. I love that!!
Einstein published his first paper Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena. For any of you who have seen urine defy the forces of gravity and flow upwards, in opposition to gravity – would appreciate the importance of this phenomenon.
Einstein posited the speed of light is always 186,282 miles per second. How the hell did he work that out?
In 1905, the scientific community really took notice of Einstein when he published four scientific papers at breakneck speed. One concerned the photo-electric effect, the second concerned Brownian motion (the way things ‘wriggle’ under the microscope), the third was about special relativity (the foundation of quantum physics) and the last one concerned the equivalence of mass and energy – ie. E equals MC squared. These papers changed the way people thought about space, time and matter. He did all of this in a period of four months, at the grand old age of 26. It really takes your breath away doesn’t it?
Einstein did play a major role influencing President Roosevelt to pay attention to the Nazis efforts to build a nuclear weapon. This resulted in the Manhattan Project and we all know the result of that. Interestingly, Einstein was very much a pacifist, he was also a globalist – perhaps he had little time for trifles about small things like countries?
I love this quote of his ”I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots”.
His work on relativity and quantum mechanics truly were revolutionary – they revolutionised science, and they endure and have proven to stand the tests of time. How brilliant! You know, “High Level” Physics really does take my breath away – it questions the workings of the universe and ultimately creation itself. I couldn’t think of a more noble pursuit.
These books are a quick read, I wonder about the veracity of some of the claims made, so I probably wouldn’t use them to help pass an exam on the subject concerned. There is an alarming lack of references quoted, and no evidence of an author – BUT, I think they’re an able introduction, produced in an easily digestible package for the uninitiated to learn about a subject. For example, the Hourly History I read on Leonardo da Vinci, gave me reason to plough into more detailed accounts of his life.
I am so glad to re-acquaint myself with this series.
3 Stars
”I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious”………humble indeed. Not sure about you guys, but in my experience – truly bright people are naturally curious about almost everything, they’re also funny. I wonder if Einstein loved a laugh. There is a good YouTube clip I found where Albert is cracking a joke – his adoring retinue couldn’t stop laughing.
”You can’t blame gravity for falling in love” he once said. He loved women, he had numerous affairs. Another consequence of his ‘curiosity’ perhaps?
There is some speculation he may have been on the autism spectrum (well that’s a surprise!), but when he died in 1955 his brain was dissected, and the morphological findings weren’t consistent with that condition. Surely, he had a bit of it. Lot’s of scientists do. Albert often had problems at school, due largely to the way education was delivered – stymying his creativity. He eventually obtained a diploma from a Polytechnic in Zurich and a PhD from the University of Zurich. As a young kid, he spent his time teaching himself such things as calculus and playing around with mathematical proofs of various theories. He loved maths and physics.
He was married a couple of times, the second time to his cousin, he moved around Europe for years and eventually found himself in the US. Albert didn’t consider himself Jewish, and soon denounced his German citizenship. He considered himself a ”Religious agnostic”. I love that!!
Einstein published his first paper Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena. For any of you who have seen urine defy the forces of gravity and flow upwards, in opposition to gravity – would appreciate the importance of this phenomenon.
Einstein posited the speed of light is always 186,282 miles per second. How the hell did he work that out?
In 1905, the scientific community really took notice of Einstein when he published four scientific papers at breakneck speed. One concerned the photo-electric effect, the second concerned Brownian motion (the way things ‘wriggle’ under the microscope), the third was about special relativity (the foundation of quantum physics) and the last one concerned the equivalence of mass and energy – ie. E equals MC squared. These papers changed the way people thought about space, time and matter. He did all of this in a period of four months, at the grand old age of 26. It really takes your breath away doesn’t it?
Einstein did play a major role influencing President Roosevelt to pay attention to the Nazis efforts to build a nuclear weapon. This resulted in the Manhattan Project and we all know the result of that. Interestingly, Einstein was very much a pacifist, he was also a globalist – perhaps he had little time for trifles about small things like countries?
I love this quote of his ”I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots”.
His work on relativity and quantum mechanics truly were revolutionary – they revolutionised science, and they endure and have proven to stand the tests of time. How brilliant! You know, “High Level” Physics really does take my breath away – it questions the workings of the universe and ultimately creation itself. I couldn’t think of a more noble pursuit.
These books are a quick read, I wonder about the veracity of some of the claims made, so I probably wouldn’t use them to help pass an exam on the subject concerned. There is an alarming lack of references quoted, and no evidence of an author – BUT, I think they’re an able introduction, produced in an easily digestible package for the uninitiated to learn about a subject. For example, the Hourly History I read on Leonardo da Vinci, gave me reason to plough into more detailed accounts of his life.
I am so glad to re-acquaint myself with this series.
3 Stars
May 7, 2019
I feel as though I learned quite a bit about Einstein's personal life from reading this short biography. The book skimmed briefly over Einstein's theories and delved into his romantic relationships and his two marriages, and I was quite surprised by this. I have long found Einstein interesting but his romantic life is not the first thing that comes to mind. I was also surprised by Einstein's musical ability and his many other interests. This biography painted a picture of the full person, and I appreciated that. I would have like it if the book had dug a little more deeply into Einstein's theories but that would have made this one hour biography considerably longer. Still, I felt this book was worth the read.
March 14, 2022
(Kindle Ed., pp. 29-30)
Then Einstein traveled to southern California. The visit was planned for two months, to give Einstein enough time to do research at the California Institute of Technology...It was at this time that Einstein visited Universal Studios where he met with Charlie Chaplin, an actor known for his pacifism. Einstein and Chaplin took an instant liking to each other...
The two European paex’/ pac’ifists from British and German Empires, the arch-en’emy states to each other back then, united in the United States as friends lol Take a look at the picture on the bottom ;)
(Kindle Ed., p. 5)
...Einstein renounced his German citizenship in order to avoid military service. It was from this point on that Einstein ceased to think of himself as German.
Yet, he hasn't been really criticized for that in history; maybe it’s because it was the German Imperial Armed Forces, the world’s antagonist at the time?
(Kindle Ed., p. 27)
Einstein, as he himself said, stood for no nation or religion. He was one of the first globalists...
Interestingly, the man was one of those who seemed to be the least affected by so-called the 1st World War, while the most affected by the 2nd World War.
I like the form’at of the book and how the author divides each topic and chapter, yet somehow successfully combines them at the same time in a big picture as one long story of a person's life.
You will understand what I’m saying especially when you have read Chapters 3, 4 and 5.
The book starts with a fine entr'/ intr'o-duct'ion.
(Kindle Ed., p. 1)
The modern era could be said to have begun in Albert Einstein.
Yes, he was one of them together with the World Conquest of Mongolians, Black Death, Renaissance, Enlightenment Movements and Charles Darwin. With all these we Humans began to overcome the old world order and natural science authored by faith and religion.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 1-2)
Albert Einstein believed that harmony was the foundation of the laws of the universe. His life work would be to unlock the mechanics behind the harmonious facade. He would only do this by breaking free of conformist thought; by letting his imagination think beyond the present.
(Kindle Ed., p. 1)
Creativity was the fuel which sparked life as we know it. Some say it's more important than intelligence. Others speak of it as the catalyst for our very being. It is what makes us human. Lower animals don't have creativity; they rely on patterns and what is ingrained in their species. If ever there was a human being who defines the idea of creativity it would have to be Albert Einstein. From the frizzy, wild hair to those twinkling eyes which seemed so alive, to his way of engaging students and scientists alike, Einstein was blessed with an imagination that lit up not only his world but would set the world on fire with ideas and realities never before seen.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 4-5)
Einstein was going to pursue a degree in electrical engineering but didn't get along well with his teachers. He resented the school's teaching methods and strict regimen and even recommended that the learning should be more creative-based. The authorities would have none of it. With that, the young Albert joined his family in Pavia, Italy. As a sixteen-year-old in 1895, Einstein took the entrance exams for the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich, Switzerland. He failed the general portion of the exam but did outstandingly well in mathematics and physics. Instead of the Polytechnic institute, Einstein finished out his secondary education at the Argovian cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland.
(Kindle Ed., p. 7)
By the time the year 1900 rolled around, Einstein spent two years looking for a job...
As a matter of fact this geni’us man had suffered from his share of hardships until his theories were widely accepted by the world. This book with a life stor’y of the most brilliant man in hi-story proves that the public education under such inflexible frame can't make it like he did.
There are always those who suffer "alone" as outcast outside the frame or certain circles: These poor souls make it while the public get to enjoy the fruits envying those who have created all things we use as inseparable parts of our lives today without realizing that we wouldn't wanna live the same “lonely” lives like these poor souls have.
(Kindle Ed., p. 40)
Einstein's brain remained with Harvey at the Princeton labs until 1998. Pieces of it was given to scientists who had asked for it. As far as any research on Einstein's brain, there was nothing of significance. Einstein would have understood. He always claimed there was nothing special about him, only his love for curiosity.
(Kindle Ed., p. 43)
...he regarded himself as more of a philosopher than a scientist...
(Kindle Ed., pp. 43-44)
Then along comes Albert Einstein with an entirely new vision. Here was a view of the universe where space and time were dependent on certain frames of reference. Gone were Newton's certainties, in its place were now theories which seemed almost godless. This was imaginative nonconformity at its apex; what it did for morality, politics, art and science can be read about in the history books. Best of all, we still live in Einstein's universe. This man was able to envision everything unseen, from the smallest to the largest...
(Kindle Ed., p. 44)
...Think of all the things that are known of in modern life; television, semiconductors, space travel, nuclear power, photoelectric cells, lasers and so much more; these are directly connected to Albert Einstein. Einstein knew that in order to flourish and grow in life, one must be free...
(Kindle Ed., pp. 8-9)
...He would have been forced to write up papers which wouldn't have been his best work. Pressures to conform to the prevailing customs of a university would have certainly put the damper on any topics which required his imagination. Einstein would remain at the patent office for seven years, contented in his work as a patent inspector. It wouldn't be until after he published his papers on relativity, which would revolutionize physics, that he would be offered a position at the university. By this time, living and working in Bern, Switzerland, Einstein had made the acquaintance of a few friends with whom he would meet on a regular basis. They jokingly called themselves “The Olympia Academy,” and they came together to discuss science and philosophy. The other members included Conrad Habicht and Maurice Solovine. Einstein was chosen to be the president of the academy because the group always met in his apartment. Together this little circle read books from Ernst Mach, John Stuart Mill, David Hume and Spinoza. It was from these treatises that Einstein's philosophies would come. The group itself didn't last long, but the friendships lasted for a lifetime, and so would the profound effects from the readings. In 1900, Einstein published a paper titled “Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena.” Capillary action is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces, without the assistance or the opposition to gravity. This phenomenon was first recorded by Leonardo da Vinci, and it falls under continuum mechanics, which deals with the mechanical behavior of materials. This was the first paper ever published by Albert Einstein. What happened next would come to astound the scientific world.
(Kindle Ed., p. 23)
Einstein would stay at the patent office until 1909, but he was getting to be well known at this point...
And then he accepted the official positions in universities.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 25-26)
In 1911, Einstein had proposed that light from another star should be bent by the sun's gravity. This would be proven right in 1919, by Sir Arthur Eddington in an eclipse of the sun on May 29. When these observations were published, they made Einstein world famous. The London Times had published a headline declaring: “Revolution in Science – New Theory of the Universe – Newtonian Ideas Overthrown.” All based on the theories of Albert Einstein. It seemed as if there was nothing this man couldn't imagine.
It all came from the ideas he created outside the official university circles.
Seriously gotta be an outcast. I wonder his revolutionary ideas would’ve ever seen their fruitions had Einstein worked in a university.
And those geniuses are often considered “unfit” in the frame of regular education:
(Kindle Ed., p. 11)
...Einstein always regarded the young Maric as his equal in intelligence; someone he could partner with and discuss his theories with. Curiously, when they both sat for their examinations, they received the two lowest grades of everyone...
And he must’ve been just like Charles Darwin to those religious still in author’ity:
(Kindle Ed., pp. 37-38)
Einstein strongly advocated for a democratic global government. He believed that a world federation would hold nation-states in check correctly. As far as his religious views were concerned, Einstein wrote about them in many original writings and also did interviews discussing them. Einstein stated that he did not believe in a personal God who intervenes for people or circumstances, something he believed was a naive point of view.
He was a true “free” Human Being, who didn’t need any lord to depend on like we still do today.
The book ends with a pretty nice con-clos’/ -clus’ion as well.
(Kindle Ed., p. 44)
...He always believed that the pre-eminent approach to learning was through imagination; that with these pictures in your brain your creativity would be set free. In his last days, he was working on a speech that he was scheduled to give for Israeli Independence Day. “I speak to you today not as an American citizen and not as a Jew, but as a human being.” He never finished it. Einstein picked up a little notebook of numbers and calculations instead, which he was hoping would lead him to a better world than the one he was leaving.
(Kindle Ed., p. 45)
How did his mind work? What made Einstein so different from the masses? How did his scientific theories come to be? Where did his notions about creativity, freedom, and imagination meet..?
(Kindle Ed., p. 46)
...Einstein believed that his scientific endeavors should be viewed as those which held a moral responsibility to humanity. He believed in pacifism, human dignity, and a life worth living for every person. Each and every scientist should be deeply concerned with not only their theories but how those ideas would impact the world. To be successful, Einstein believed, one must question authority. Never be content with what is if you can make it better...
There are some errors found.
(Kindle Ed., p. 8)
For the present, Einstein was happy working at the patent office. Had he found a university position, his believed his creativity would have been squashed...
Correction: ...he believed...
(Kindle Ed., pp. 33-37)
...Einstein was a staunch supporter for pointing out the errors of socialism and fascism...Einstein, during his lifetime, was unwavering in favor of socialism and critical of capitalism...
Self-contradicting: One star deducted.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 39-40)
At the age of 66, Einstein retired from public life. It was 1948...By 1955, Einstein had become quite ill. When he heard that his good friend Michael Besso had died, he believed his time was short. He was 76 years old...
An’other confusing line: Who was 76, Besso or Einstein?
Despite these errors and the need for a thorough revision and editing work, it is a good read with lots of things for the readers to think about.
(Kindle Ed., p. 36)
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” —Albert Einstein
Genius he really was. I'm afraid he was right..
Then Einstein traveled to southern California. The visit was planned for two months, to give Einstein enough time to do research at the California Institute of Technology...It was at this time that Einstein visited Universal Studios where he met with Charlie Chaplin, an actor known for his pacifism. Einstein and Chaplin took an instant liking to each other...
The two European paex’/ pac’ifists from British and German Empires, the arch-en’emy states to each other back then, united in the United States as friends lol Take a look at the picture on the bottom ;)
(Kindle Ed., p. 5)
...Einstein renounced his German citizenship in order to avoid military service. It was from this point on that Einstein ceased to think of himself as German.
Yet, he hasn't been really criticized for that in history; maybe it’s because it was the German Imperial Armed Forces, the world’s antagonist at the time?
(Kindle Ed., p. 27)
Einstein, as he himself said, stood for no nation or religion. He was one of the first globalists...
Interestingly, the man was one of those who seemed to be the least affected by so-called the 1st World War, while the most affected by the 2nd World War.
I like the form’at of the book and how the author divides each topic and chapter, yet somehow successfully combines them at the same time in a big picture as one long story of a person's life.
You will understand what I’m saying especially when you have read Chapters 3, 4 and 5.
The book starts with a fine entr'/ intr'o-duct'ion.
(Kindle Ed., p. 1)
The modern era could be said to have begun in Albert Einstein.
Yes, he was one of them together with the World Conquest of Mongolians, Black Death, Renaissance, Enlightenment Movements and Charles Darwin. With all these we Humans began to overcome the old world order and natural science authored by faith and religion.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 1-2)
Albert Einstein believed that harmony was the foundation of the laws of the universe. His life work would be to unlock the mechanics behind the harmonious facade. He would only do this by breaking free of conformist thought; by letting his imagination think beyond the present.
(Kindle Ed., p. 1)
Creativity was the fuel which sparked life as we know it. Some say it's more important than intelligence. Others speak of it as the catalyst for our very being. It is what makes us human. Lower animals don't have creativity; they rely on patterns and what is ingrained in their species. If ever there was a human being who defines the idea of creativity it would have to be Albert Einstein. From the frizzy, wild hair to those twinkling eyes which seemed so alive, to his way of engaging students and scientists alike, Einstein was blessed with an imagination that lit up not only his world but would set the world on fire with ideas and realities never before seen.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 4-5)
Einstein was going to pursue a degree in electrical engineering but didn't get along well with his teachers. He resented the school's teaching methods and strict regimen and even recommended that the learning should be more creative-based. The authorities would have none of it. With that, the young Albert joined his family in Pavia, Italy. As a sixteen-year-old in 1895, Einstein took the entrance exams for the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich, Switzerland. He failed the general portion of the exam but did outstandingly well in mathematics and physics. Instead of the Polytechnic institute, Einstein finished out his secondary education at the Argovian cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland.
(Kindle Ed., p. 7)
By the time the year 1900 rolled around, Einstein spent two years looking for a job...
As a matter of fact this geni’us man had suffered from his share of hardships until his theories were widely accepted by the world. This book with a life stor’y of the most brilliant man in hi-story proves that the public education under such inflexible frame can't make it like he did.
There are always those who suffer "alone" as outcast outside the frame or certain circles: These poor souls make it while the public get to enjoy the fruits envying those who have created all things we use as inseparable parts of our lives today without realizing that we wouldn't wanna live the same “lonely” lives like these poor souls have.
(Kindle Ed., p. 40)
Einstein's brain remained with Harvey at the Princeton labs until 1998. Pieces of it was given to scientists who had asked for it. As far as any research on Einstein's brain, there was nothing of significance. Einstein would have understood. He always claimed there was nothing special about him, only his love for curiosity.
(Kindle Ed., p. 43)
...he regarded himself as more of a philosopher than a scientist...
(Kindle Ed., pp. 43-44)
Then along comes Albert Einstein with an entirely new vision. Here was a view of the universe where space and time were dependent on certain frames of reference. Gone were Newton's certainties, in its place were now theories which seemed almost godless. This was imaginative nonconformity at its apex; what it did for morality, politics, art and science can be read about in the history books. Best of all, we still live in Einstein's universe. This man was able to envision everything unseen, from the smallest to the largest...
(Kindle Ed., p. 44)
...Think of all the things that are known of in modern life; television, semiconductors, space travel, nuclear power, photoelectric cells, lasers and so much more; these are directly connected to Albert Einstein. Einstein knew that in order to flourish and grow in life, one must be free...
(Kindle Ed., pp. 8-9)
...He would have been forced to write up papers which wouldn't have been his best work. Pressures to conform to the prevailing customs of a university would have certainly put the damper on any topics which required his imagination. Einstein would remain at the patent office for seven years, contented in his work as a patent inspector. It wouldn't be until after he published his papers on relativity, which would revolutionize physics, that he would be offered a position at the university. By this time, living and working in Bern, Switzerland, Einstein had made the acquaintance of a few friends with whom he would meet on a regular basis. They jokingly called themselves “The Olympia Academy,” and they came together to discuss science and philosophy. The other members included Conrad Habicht and Maurice Solovine. Einstein was chosen to be the president of the academy because the group always met in his apartment. Together this little circle read books from Ernst Mach, John Stuart Mill, David Hume and Spinoza. It was from these treatises that Einstein's philosophies would come. The group itself didn't last long, but the friendships lasted for a lifetime, and so would the profound effects from the readings. In 1900, Einstein published a paper titled “Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena.” Capillary action is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces, without the assistance or the opposition to gravity. This phenomenon was first recorded by Leonardo da Vinci, and it falls under continuum mechanics, which deals with the mechanical behavior of materials. This was the first paper ever published by Albert Einstein. What happened next would come to astound the scientific world.
(Kindle Ed., p. 23)
Einstein would stay at the patent office until 1909, but he was getting to be well known at this point...
And then he accepted the official positions in universities.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 25-26)
In 1911, Einstein had proposed that light from another star should be bent by the sun's gravity. This would be proven right in 1919, by Sir Arthur Eddington in an eclipse of the sun on May 29. When these observations were published, they made Einstein world famous. The London Times had published a headline declaring: “Revolution in Science – New Theory of the Universe – Newtonian Ideas Overthrown.” All based on the theories of Albert Einstein. It seemed as if there was nothing this man couldn't imagine.
It all came from the ideas he created outside the official university circles.
Seriously gotta be an outcast. I wonder his revolutionary ideas would’ve ever seen their fruitions had Einstein worked in a university.
And those geniuses are often considered “unfit” in the frame of regular education:
(Kindle Ed., p. 11)
...Einstein always regarded the young Maric as his equal in intelligence; someone he could partner with and discuss his theories with. Curiously, when they both sat for their examinations, they received the two lowest grades of everyone...
And he must’ve been just like Charles Darwin to those religious still in author’ity:
(Kindle Ed., pp. 37-38)
Einstein strongly advocated for a democratic global government. He believed that a world federation would hold nation-states in check correctly. As far as his religious views were concerned, Einstein wrote about them in many original writings and also did interviews discussing them. Einstein stated that he did not believe in a personal God who intervenes for people or circumstances, something he believed was a naive point of view.
He was a true “free” Human Being, who didn’t need any lord to depend on like we still do today.
The book ends with a pretty nice con-clos’/ -clus’ion as well.
(Kindle Ed., p. 44)
...He always believed that the pre-eminent approach to learning was through imagination; that with these pictures in your brain your creativity would be set free. In his last days, he was working on a speech that he was scheduled to give for Israeli Independence Day. “I speak to you today not as an American citizen and not as a Jew, but as a human being.” He never finished it. Einstein picked up a little notebook of numbers and calculations instead, which he was hoping would lead him to a better world than the one he was leaving.
(Kindle Ed., p. 45)
How did his mind work? What made Einstein so different from the masses? How did his scientific theories come to be? Where did his notions about creativity, freedom, and imagination meet..?
(Kindle Ed., p. 46)
...Einstein believed that his scientific endeavors should be viewed as those which held a moral responsibility to humanity. He believed in pacifism, human dignity, and a life worth living for every person. Each and every scientist should be deeply concerned with not only their theories but how those ideas would impact the world. To be successful, Einstein believed, one must question authority. Never be content with what is if you can make it better...
There are some errors found.
(Kindle Ed., p. 8)
For the present, Einstein was happy working at the patent office. Had he found a university position, his believed his creativity would have been squashed...
Correction: ...he believed...
(Kindle Ed., pp. 33-37)
...Einstein was a staunch supporter for pointing out the errors of socialism and fascism...Einstein, during his lifetime, was unwavering in favor of socialism and critical of capitalism...
Self-contradicting: One star deducted.
(Kindle Ed., pp. 39-40)
At the age of 66, Einstein retired from public life. It was 1948...By 1955, Einstein had become quite ill. When he heard that his good friend Michael Besso had died, he believed his time was short. He was 76 years old...
An’other confusing line: Who was 76, Besso or Einstein?
Despite these errors and the need for a thorough revision and editing work, it is a good read with lots of things for the readers to think about.
(Kindle Ed., p. 36)
“I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.” —Albert Einstein
Genius he really was. I'm afraid he was right..
March 19, 2021
Book Flows pretty good the facts are somewhat a little disorganized but a good start for anyone. Wanting to learn about Einstein
September 22, 2022
Amongst other things, repeatedly author emphasises on Albert Einstein having been not a practicing Jew.
Finally one must ask, why? Is there anything specially redeeming in that not practicing? Exactly which particular religious practice of a practicing Jewish person is supposed to reassure one about this non-practicing by Albert Einstein?
Moreover, when six million Jews were murdered in extermination camps, did any nazi bother ask if thry were practicing Jews? On the contrary.
Racial purity laws enforced by nazis treated any grandchildren of a Jew, practicing or otherwise, exactly as they'd every other Jew, destined for gas ovens. Even if the said grandchild had three non-Jewish, perfectly blond and blue eyed grandparents, and the grandchild were baptised - even if that were right in Vatican.
So why this seeming defense of Albert Einstein against implied guilt of bring Jewish by ancestry?
Because the author and the publishers share nazi beliefs and thinking?
***
"The year 1905 would prove to be a most productive year for Albert Einstein. At the end of April, he completed his thesis and was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich. His dissertation was entitled “A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions.”
"Later that year, Einstein would publish four papers that electrified the academic world. One was on the photoelectric effect, the second was about Brownian motion, the third was special relativity and the fourth on the equivalence of mass and energy. He was a mere 26 years old."
And, in that last paragraph, is everything that defines the glory of the name.
"Trying to wrap your mind around these four theses is quite a trick, especially if you are not scientifically minded. But Richard Panek, a writer who has received a Guggenheim fellowship and written for many periodicals summed it up best when he said “Over four months, March through June 1905, Albert Einstein produced four papers that revolutionized science. One explained how to measure the size of molecules in a liquid, a second posited how to determine their movement, and a third described how light comes in packets called photons – the foundation of quantum physics and the idea that eventually won him the Nobel Prize. A fourth paper introduced special relativity, leading physicists to reconsider notions of space and time that had sufficed since the dawn of civilization. Then, a few months later, almost as an afterthought, Einstein pointed out in a fifth paper that matter and energy can be interchangeable at the atomic level specifically, that E=mc2, the scientific basis of nuclear energy and the most famous mathematical equation in history.”"
Well summed.
***
"How do you change time? According to Einstein, time is not constant. Suddenly it becomes a variable, depending on many factors; how you and whatever you're observing move in relation to each other. No longer would the universal clock that kept time for all to observe, be true.
"If you were sitting on the dock and watching the light beam, it would take longer than a second to go from the top of the mast to the base. This looked like the time on board the ship was passing more slowly than on the dock. In order for this to be entirely true, the reverse would have to work as well. For a sailor on the ship observing a beam of light sent from, say, a tall building on land, it would appear to the sailor that the light travels farther than you saw on the dock. The sailor would observe that time was passing slower on the dock than on the ship.
"And so, there was the new principle of relativity. Viewing space by itself and time by itself would begin to fall by the wayside. All that separates the two is math. ... "
Really, did it have to be an illiterate from US, employed to write on Einstein?
"All that separates the two is math" - "math"??????
Why, it was going to cost a zillion bucks to use the proper term, mathematics?
And it's not correct, either.
It isn't mathematics that tells one of relativity. Else every mathematical professional of past, present and future would understand relativity automatically, and Einstein would be no different from a writer of limericks- or of this particular book.
" ... Einstein knew that these ideas or perceptions were all we could ever fathom in the world. That being true, they were all we could ever know. As far as the measure of the universe was concerned, they were all that mattered."
That makes no sense whatsoever, and is worse as an attempt to write about his work, than the opening where author describes Einstein as 'creative' person with 'Imagination', as if it was not Einstein but a kindergarten toddler and a drawing of sun were being complimented.
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"In 1911, Einstein had proposed that light from another star should be bent by the sun's gravity. This would be proven right in 1919, by Sir Arthur Eddington in an eclipse of the sun on May 29. When these observations were published, they made Einstein world famous.
"The London Times had published a headline declaring: “Revolution in Science – New Theory of the Universe – Newtonian Ideas Overthrown.” All based on the theories of Albert Einstein. ... "
So far, true. But then author returns to stupid comments.
" ... It seemed as if there was nothing this man couldn't imagine."
There's that stupid comment, thinking physics is about imagination!
But then, perhaps that's all that this author can "imagine" thought, mind, etc., are.
***
"Even before the war began, there were hints that the Nazi's were up to no good. They had driven the Jews out of Germany or into hiding by 1939, and those who had waited until then to go were finding it impossible. Subsequently, the threat of an atomic bomb loomed in the distance."
Extermination camps murdering six million Jews is termed "driven the Jews out of Germany or into hiding" by this author?
Is there no decency, no limit to lies?
"In July, two months before the war was officially underway, the Hungarian scientists, Szilard and Wigner visited Einstein to explain how do-able the bomb would be for the Germans. They asked for his support in writing a letter to President Roosevelt and top Washington officials, recommending that the U.S. start paying attention to the Nazi's and that America should begin its own nuclear weapons research.
"Roosevelt knew he could not risk letting Hitler get an atomic bomb first. Because of Einstein's letter and his meetings with the president, suddenly the race was on; to develop a nuclear weapon before any other country. After all, the U.S. had immense financial and material resources, not to mention a well-established scientific community."
That makes it sound like it was only about money. But Germany was putting money into raising military and arming it, aiming to conquer and subjugate all of Europe and the rest of the world. That wasn't exactly a business of a monk starving and meditating in a monastery, but needed huge financial investment too.
No, the reason US succeeded was because everyone else believed it was necessary, and cooperated, including UK and therefore Canada.
That Germany failed wasn’t because of shortage of finances, but largely due to German scientists not arriving at solutions to problems, and being confident that if they couldn't, Noone else could, because they were superior due to being German.
When informed of Hiroshima, they outright dismissed it as US propaganda.
"This would be known as the Manhattan Project. In 1938, two German scientists had discovered nuclear fission, which made the development of an atomic bomb theoretically possible. ... "
Author attempts to divert credit, in which case it must go to aunt of Hans Bethe, who was a scientist in her own right.
" ... The project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and J. Robert Oppenheimer directed the entire project."
***
"The world had barely landed in the 20th century, and the year 1905 was an impressive one worldwide. In the Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur surrendered to the Japanese, and the Russians suffered other defeats. The Russian Revolution of 1905 began on “Bloody Sunday” when troops fired into defenseless demonstrators in St. Petersburg. This would lead to more riots and strikes all across the country. The Russian Tsar Nicolas II would try to appease the mobs with little success. This same tsar would be executed along with his entire family in the Russian Revolution in 1918."
That last bit had cousin Willy's hand behind it, in getting Lenin deep into Russia on a sealed diplomatic train, across from Germany.
Cousin Willy had axes to grind against most of his cousins amongst the Royal Mob, as his famous grandmother termed the royal relatives gathered at various occasions for events celebratory or otherwise, from all corners of the continent.
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Author describes events proceeding around the world at the time, perhaps because he cannot possibly describe what tremendous work was done by Einstein - or anyone else in scientific fields.
"It was into this world that Albert Einstein stepped. Walking home from work one day he caught up with a friend Michael Besso, also a physicist working in the patent office. Their discussions led them to a theory put forth by Galileo in 1632, which involved sitting on a dock observing a ship moving along the water. If someone dropped a rock from the top of the mast, where would it land? Would it fall at the base of the mast or further back to correspond to the distance the ship was traveling?"
This was the experiment Hypatia had conducted in Alexandria, off the coast, on a sailboat.
"Einstein took this one step further. He asked, what if the object wasn't a rock but a beam of light? Einstein agreed with Galileo that the beam of light would land at the base of the mast. From anyone sitting and observing on the dock, the base of the mast will have moved out from the top of the mast during the light's descent; from the sitter's point of view, the distance the light has traveled has lengthened.
"Einstein posited that the speed of light is always 186,282 miles per second. Speed is nothing more than distance divided by a length of time. So, when you are observing a beam of light, the speed will always be 186,282 miles per second. If you change the distance that the light travels, you have to modify the time.
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Author seems disposed towards generally disparaging Einstein, every possible way, after beginning with an attempt at laudatory writing that's actually offensive in its inadequacy to the tune of someone capturing everest in a thumbnail.
In this effort, he doesn't spare the first wife, either, attacking her for almost everything until she's divorced.
"Einstein and Maric were finally married in January 1903. Just before this, Einstein’s father was stricken ill while living with his family in Milan, Italy. Einstein loved his parents deeply, even after the trouble they had given him about Mileva, and when his father died at the age of 55, Einstein was tremendously distressed. Adding to this, Maric was never the happy homemaker. She didn't like being a housewife and felt that she had much more to give in scientific circles. However, in May 1904, their son Hans Albert Einstein was born. This birth made his parents ecstatically happy."
At this point this account begins to not only differ significantly from all other known accounts of life of Albert Einstein, but strangely enough, omits mention of his having written his famous papers on relativity, jumping to other things.
Perhaps the dissected narrative suits the agenda of Hourly History, going into painful details of the family first and throwing dirt at the image of the man whose work is still beyond comprehension of most professional Physicists, too, not just ordinary people.
But one has to wonder, is this dirt throwing because of Albert Einstein and his family being Jewish, thereby missing the usual laudatory remarks about, say, James Clerk Maxwell and others who were repeatedly certified as faithful to church, including even Galileo?
Nothing else is so strongly indicative of the common foundation of church and nazis as this muck splashed at Albert Einstein, only because he was Jewish by birth. Not even the huge role played by Vatican in escape of nazis, including war criminals, across South Atlantic.
***
Who selects authors for this series? Why pick someone with no clue about what, who, they are supposed to compile material about, mostly? Why the uncomprehending, inane comments, in an effort to prove oneself equal to commenting on Einstein?
"Creativity was the fuel which sparked life as we know it. Some say it's more important than intelligence. Others speak of it as the catalyst for our very being. It is what makes us human. Lower animals don't have creativity; they rely on patterns and what is ingrained in their species.
"If ever there was a human being who defines the idea of creativity it would have to be Albert Einstein. From the frizzy, wild hair to those twinkling eyes which seemed so alive, to his way of engaging students and scientists alike, Einstein was blessed with an imagination that lit up not only his world but would set the world on fire with ideas and realities never before seen."
'Creativity'???? 'Imagination'?????
Are we supposed to be reading judgements about a kindergarten talent by the nanny who failed high school?
Why not pick, if not an equal, at least a would be physicist, say someone in process of finishing ones own doctorate and willing to do something different one summer? At least that could be someone capable of an intelligent compilation and commentary.
Why not pick someone with best effort, say from a competition, where anyone of that level can take part?
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"The modern era could be said to have begun in Albert Einstein. Without him immigrating to the United States, much of his work would have laid undiscovered. ... "
Does this author have no clue? Nazi thugs burnt contents of his office as soon as it was discovered that he'd left, and couldn't be murdered by them personally. Who writes this inane 'laid undiscovered' about what would have happened to his work if he hadn't migrated? He'd have been finished off at one of the extermination camps, and his intellectual property burnt in toto, is a certainty.
" ... It was his passion for freedom that set his mind alight. Combining that with all that his imagination would provide him ... "
Freedom is a necessity for a thinker, not 'passion', and this is true of every artist, every writer, every scientist. Imagination? Are we talking about an advertisement campaign? What garbage writing!
***
" ... Einstein literally opened up new horizons and universes to the world.
"The world was about to change when Einstein was born. He stood along with everyone else on the precipice of a time in history which would rival no other. Grand things were coming.
"Albert Einstein believed that harmony was the foundation of the laws of the universe. His life work would be to unlock the mechanics behind the harmonious facade. He would only do this by breaking free of conformist thought; by letting his imagination think beyond the present.
"Einstein would envision it all. From the infinite to the finite, from nuclear power to fiber optics, from semi-conductors to space travel, from supernovas to atom bombs, his face would become one of the most recognizable in history. His life would truly mirror all that creativity and imagination can do for any one person."
That last sentence is total crap.
For genius of this level, there's very little that the world can offer, except making it possible for the person to survive without worry about wherewithal - and let them alone. Thence, it's upto this genius to proceed. The world can only benefit, and bow in gratitude.
Einstein might not be the only person in that category, there indeed have been many, but his name is the most known, and with good reason. Few can understand his work.
***
More garbage writing follows.
"Before Einstein, the universe and all its powers seemed beyond human understanding. ... "
Does the author have any delusions regarding humanity having now suddenly understood it all, universe, Einstein and his work? It'd seem so.
" ... Because of the wit and wisdom of this remarkable man, much of deep space was lassoed in to be taught and understood in all its glory. Come along to see what made Albert Einstein tick."
***
"When Albert Einstein was born, Germany had been a country for nine short years. For centuries, Germany had been a collection of nation-states, little principalities, free cities, and small duchies. It wasn't until a new chancellor known as Otto von Bismarck was elected that he finally united the German regions into one country.
"In one of these areas, called Swabia, lived the Einstein family. Albert was born in the city of Ulm, which lay in the Baden-Württemberg region of southwest Germany, on the Danube River. ... "
Baden and Württemberg were united much later, post WWII. The specific separate identities still are a matter of pride. Baden hates being seen as clubbed with Württemberg, and let's you know so if you are unaware.
Ulm is in Württemberg, almost at border of Bavaria, another state that has a great self-conscious identity. On some roads entering Germany from Switzerland, sign welcoming travellers to Bavaria repeats welcome into Germany in much smaller letters below.
" ... This Swabia region was known to be the home of many Jewish settlements.
"Einstein's parents were Hermann Einstein, a salesman and engineer, with a keen interest in mathematics, and Pauline Koch. His parents were married in 1876, and on March 14, 1879, Albert first saw the light of day. The following year, the family moved to Munich, where Einstein's father and uncle founded a small company which manufactured electrical current.
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"In his early years, Einstein was a quiet baby. He spoke not a single word. This puzzled and worried his parents, and it wasn't until a younger sister, Maria, nicknamed Maja, was born two years later, that the young Einstein began talking.
"Today, there are those who have speculated that Einstein may have been autistic. However, when he died in 1955, and his brain was dissected, it was found that the parietal lobes in his brain were at least fifteen percent larger than the average person's; leading to a cautious conclusion that he did not suffer from autism, as autistic people have smaller parietal lobes in their brains.
"Whether or not Albert Einstein had a lot to say in his toddler years, by the time he was five years old, he was enrolled in a Catholic elementary school in Munich, Germany. His ....
March 29, 2021
This short book about Albert Einstein is 40 pages. The Hourly History series books can be read in less than an hour. Some are well written. This one was not. There are awkward sentences and the chronological order goes back and forth making it repetitive. Even one of the names was reversed several times. Didn’t anybody edit this? It makes me doubt the veracity of everything in this book. Also, the ending pages were just rambling filler.
September 18, 2019
Good reading. Einstein was an interesting person.
March 20, 2021
Having recently read THE OTHER EINSTEIN by Marie Benedict, I was impressed to read how knowledgeable this author was about the first and second Mrs. Einsteins. It is rather impressive to see how much information can be packaged in only 40 (or so) pages.
I was glad the book emphasized curiosity over brilliance in relation to Einstein. He had both, obviously, but he didn't think he would have gotten very far without curiosity. And that trait is within the purview of everyone -- thus, this is important to emphasize.
The story moved along, without bogging down into too much detail about Einstein's specific discoveries (which I wouldn't have understood anyway). However, the author was generous in showing just how much Einstein mattered in the 20th century, and beyond.
I was glad the book emphasized curiosity over brilliance in relation to Einstein. He had both, obviously, but he didn't think he would have gotten very far without curiosity. And that trait is within the purview of everyone -- thus, this is important to emphasize.
The story moved along, without bogging down into too much detail about Einstein's specific discoveries (which I wouldn't have understood anyway). However, the author was generous in showing just how much Einstein mattered in the 20th century, and beyond.
June 11, 2021
A well written summary of the life of Albert Einstein. The author gives details of Einstein's life, including his two marriages but also his career path, first at the patent office in Switzerland to his later professorship at Princeton University in New Jersey. He was a pacifist though he and several scientists wrote a letter to president Roosevelt warning of Germany's plans to develop an atomic bomb. That letter shifted American war policy causing the allies to gain an advantage and eventually win the war. In 1905, while at the patent office Einstein published four papers, one of which was his Theory of Special Relativity. His work and his published papers turned the world of physics on its head earning him fame perhaps more than any other scientist before or since.
April 4, 2021
The book on one of the greatest minds on the earth - This book is a short yet satisfying book on Albert Einstein, telling about his personal life, scientific contributions, legacy, later life, and death.
But it didn't have the educational life of Albert Einstein. It didn't tell about his schools and colleges where he learnt science and other studies. The author mainly focused on his scientific discoveries and life during war, and completely skipped his life of learning. So this book is not good if you want to know about his learning life. But it's good if you want to know about his scientific discoveries, legacy, and his life during the World War 1.
But it didn't have the educational life of Albert Einstein. It didn't tell about his schools and colleges where he learnt science and other studies. The author mainly focused on his scientific discoveries and life during war, and completely skipped his life of learning. So this book is not good if you want to know about his learning life. But it's good if you want to know about his scientific discoveries, legacy, and his life during the World War 1.
January 1, 2022
I feel like I have a better understanding about Albert Einstein after reading this book. Not about his theories or his science as much as the rest of his life. The way this book is written sometimes confused me because it is not linear in its timeline. One section might be discussing things that occurred in one year and then the next section may back up 2, 3, 10 years because it is a different aspect of his life.
But, I recommend this biography if you are curious about possibly the greatest scientist/physicist of the 20th century.
But, I recommend this biography if you are curious about possibly the greatest scientist/physicist of the 20th century.
December 9, 2023
He Changed our world
This bushy hair professor changed how we think and learn in the world of science ,art and politics.
Escaping the clutches of the Nazis, he used his imagination and creativity to develop concepts ( over 300 papers) scientist use and develop today
He wanted all to use what they had and knew to improve our global world
This bushy hair professor changed how we think and learn in the world of science ,art and politics.
Escaping the clutches of the Nazis, he used his imagination and creativity to develop concepts ( over 300 papers) scientist use and develop today
He wanted all to use what they had and knew to improve our global world
April 6, 2021
Good account
A brief but thorough account of Einstein's life. Travel books azure informative, like extended encyclopedia entries. My only complaint is as it is broken into aspects of his life, it skips back and forth in time and sometimes a little confusing
A brief but thorough account of Einstein's life. Travel books azure informative, like extended encyclopedia entries. My only complaint is as it is broken into aspects of his life, it skips back and forth in time and sometimes a little confusing
March 9, 2025
We all know that Albert Einstein was easily the best scientist the world has ever produced. But coming to know through the book that more than science he was very good person was great. He was a pacifist and had some great principles conducting his life.
June 11, 2025
very interesting
Very interesting. An overview but still highlights Einsteins humanity. He thought of himself as a philosopher and that is where he is today at his best in my mind. He was and remains a phenomenon.
Very interesting. An overview but still highlights Einsteins humanity. He thought of himself as a philosopher and that is where he is today at his best in my mind. He was and remains a phenomenon.
June 13, 2017
I enjoyed reading this short book about Albert Einstein. Very informative.
January 6, 2018
wonderful. i love the way he thought
January 31, 2018
Inspirational
Struggles in personal life is highlighted. In depth review of scientific accomplishments is not covered. Overall good book with easy read
Struggles in personal life is highlighted. In depth review of scientific accomplishments is not covered. Overall good book with easy read
March 20, 2021
A quick read and you'll not have to deal with all of the scientific and mathematical stuff that his life was wrapped around.
Thanks for a GREAT read
Thanks for a GREAT read
March 21, 2021
Interesting!
The author allowed us to view a man, a complex individual who let us see how ’imagination‘ could help us see things we thought were impossible.
The author allowed us to view a man, a complex individual who let us see how ’imagination‘ could help us see things we thought were impossible.
July 30, 2021
Great book.
I enjoyed reading about Albert Einstein. I learned some things I did not know about him. He may not have thought that he was special, but history says otherwise.
I enjoyed reading about Albert Einstein. I learned some things I did not know about him. He may not have thought that he was special, but history says otherwise.
December 6, 2021
Good quick overview, worth the time to read.
February 24, 2022
Happily read
Reading an hour long book on Albert Einstein is a great way to spend your time. I found it refreshing to read some of the thing I've known about Einstein again.
Reading an hour long book on Albert Einstein is a great way to spend your time. I found it refreshing to read some of the thing I've known about Einstein again.
May 16, 2025
Unknown author means unknown viewpoint.
April 29, 2017
“The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.”
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, a city in southwestern Germany. As a child, he didn’t display any signs of superior intelligence. He enjoyed mathematics and physics, in which he excelled but other subjects like history, biology, languages, and political science; he lacked the motivation to succeed in. While in school, he often displayed boredom and even disinterest. His mind was filled with much more complicated and grander thoughts.
In 1896 Einstein renounced his German citizenship to avoid the military draft; effectively making him a man without a country. This doesn’t seem to have overly affected his life and academic career as he was awarded a teaching degree in 1900. A year later he became a Swiss citizen and started working at the Federal Office of Intellectual Property (patent office), giving him ample free time to pursue his primary interest, physics. He remained at this job for seven years. The first paper ever published by Einstein, written in 1900, was “Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena,” dealing with continuum mechanics (mechanical behavior of materials).
Although Einstein was reputed to be a loner, this doesn’t mean that he wasn’t attracted by, fascinated with, and passionate about the fairer sex. He is alleged to have had numerous romances and was married twice.
From March through June of 1905, at the age of 26, Einstein wrote five papers that would change his life and science forever. The fifth and last paper was on relativity and included the formula E=mc2, the most famous equation in history.
Curiosity goes hand in hand with imagination and dreamers like Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein envisioned not what is but what could be. It is to these dreamers we have this modern world in which we live today. This is the story of a man that may not have always had a happy life but he had a constant fixation on the future and what might be. This book is a mere taste of genius, and an inspiration to discover more.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, a city in southwestern Germany. As a child, he didn’t display any signs of superior intelligence. He enjoyed mathematics and physics, in which he excelled but other subjects like history, biology, languages, and political science; he lacked the motivation to succeed in. While in school, he often displayed boredom and even disinterest. His mind was filled with much more complicated and grander thoughts.
In 1896 Einstein renounced his German citizenship to avoid the military draft; effectively making him a man without a country. This doesn’t seem to have overly affected his life and academic career as he was awarded a teaching degree in 1900. A year later he became a Swiss citizen and started working at the Federal Office of Intellectual Property (patent office), giving him ample free time to pursue his primary interest, physics. He remained at this job for seven years. The first paper ever published by Einstein, written in 1900, was “Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena,” dealing with continuum mechanics (mechanical behavior of materials).
Although Einstein was reputed to be a loner, this doesn’t mean that he wasn’t attracted by, fascinated with, and passionate about the fairer sex. He is alleged to have had numerous romances and was married twice.
From March through June of 1905, at the age of 26, Einstein wrote five papers that would change his life and science forever. The fifth and last paper was on relativity and included the formula E=mc2, the most famous equation in history.
Curiosity goes hand in hand with imagination and dreamers like Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein envisioned not what is but what could be. It is to these dreamers we have this modern world in which we live today. This is the story of a man that may not have always had a happy life but he had a constant fixation on the future and what might be. This book is a mere taste of genius, and an inspiration to discover more.
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