Albert Einstein's Vision: Remarkable Discoveries That Shaped Modern Science

by Barry Parker

Acclaimed science writer Barry Parker completes his trilogy on Einstein with this new work showing the incredibly wide-ranging influence of Einstein's many discoveries. In the first volume, Einstein's Brainchild, Parker focused on relativity, the most famous and important of the great genius's ideas. In the second volume, Einstein's Passions, his human side and diverse interests beyond science were Parker's main topic.Now the author turns once again to Einstein as creative scientist, concentrating on his prolific output of far-reaching contributions that complement and broaden his discovery of relativity. Moreover, Parker provides an indelible portrait of the man behind the theories. In clear and eloquent language, the author helps us appreciate the breadth and richness of Einstein's from Einstein's theories supporting time travel, to his research on curved space, the cosmological constant, black holes, worm holes, gravity waves, cosmic lenses, to quantum theory, and beyond. Parker also discusses Einstein's reluctant connection with atomic weapons, his pacifist philosophy, his quest for the elusive unified field theory, and the relationship of his work to the recent "hot" area of superstrings.Even readers already familiar with Einstein's work will discover a wealth of new material in this singular contribution to the Einstein corpus. Parker's gift for turning complex physics into lucid prose has produced the most complete and accessible volume to elucidate for everyone the magnificent contributions of this most brilliant of scientists.

Genres: Science

286 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2004

Reviews

[Siebe Holvoet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book. It doesn't only describe the things Einstein has done, but also things other scientists have done using his discoveries and thoeries. It also goes a bit in depth about most topics. Definitely worth reading if you like learning about science.

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

Albert Einstein's Vision was an interesting book. This book is not your basic story book with plot and characters. This was a biography of Einstein's discoveries. As I read this book, I caught a new glimpse of reality. I learned about things I did not know existed. I say reality because the theory of relativity played a big part throughout the book.
This book was a good read, and I thought I understood how the universe worked a little better. Learning about what E=mc^2 means and what most of the universe is made of really opens up the world for me. This book was very educational, but in an entertaining sort of way. This book is a good example of descriptive writing.
I learned more than just about science. I also learned about other scientists that also contributed to Albert Einstein's vision. Aleksandr Friedmann was a Russian meteorologist that worked against Einstein. He made a model of what he thought was the universe’s time and shape. People didn't know this but Albert Einstein was married to a women named Mileva and they had two sons. They separated in 1914 which is before the First World War. He was not married long and didn’t become famous until after they separated, so many people didn’t know he was ever married.
I personally thought the book was a good read. The book opened up a new way of thinking for me. I learned new things about historical figures. I did however have trouble understanding some of the text. I would offer this book for those who would like to learn about different parts of the universe and how modern science was shaped.

[Lillie]

This book was a very informative book. The book was a biography so not your normal story telling book with a plot and a bunch of characters. The author wrote this book to inform people about Albert Einstein and what he did. When reading this book you start to really think about reality. It kind of gives you a new look on life. Most people don’t know this but Albert Einstein had a wife named Mileva they had two sons and separated in 1914 before Albert Einstein became famous and the First World War.
I really thought this book was a good read. I learned a lot from it and I would defiantly recommend it to a friend.