| Title | : | The Essential Einstein |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Gribbin & Mary Gribbin |
| Release | : | 2014-04-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Science & Nature, Books |
| Size | : | 669932 |
| The definitive scientific icon of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein is remember for one equation, E=mc², and the image of a white-haired, pipe-smoking professor who didn’t wear socks. But the equation comes from a time when all of his great work was done. The real Albert Einstein – the high school drop-out who won the Nobel Prize along with the hearts of so many young women – was young, handsome, dark haired and a natty dresser. And his greatest piece of work was so poorly understood at the time that the Nobel Committee, who couldn’t understand it, but in a panic felt they ought to give him a prize for something, honoured him for something else. An introduction, afterword and clear chronological table place Einstein’s work in the context of the development of scientific knowledge. |
