Einstein discussion

this is a good balance of story and science

I second that!

Yes, this was a very well-written biography and Isaacson's explanation of Einstein's theory of relativity was very good. He writes so that the average person can easily understand, and be interested by, Einstein's discoveries. I thought this was a great book.

Uh-oh - I must be sub-average because I didn't understand all of the explanations of the scientific theories although they do interest me. I had to re-read parts to try to understand. Still, it's an excellent biography that even we less talented readers will enjoy if we're willing to just keep plodding along. Some of must be below average so everyone else can be above average. :)

Given that, I enjoyed Walter Isaacson's Benjamin Franklin: An American Life more than I did this one.

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I loved this book. Of course, I didn't understand all the scientific parts, not being a scientist; but I understood enough to get a feel for what he did. The author made Einstein a real person to me.

Einstein's job as a patent clerk played a huge role in his discoveries. Isaacson did a great job in shedding light on the circumstances in Einstein's life that led to his becoming one of the greatest physicists.

An excellant book. It was sad to hear how selfish Mr. Einstein was. This had a huge negative effect on his love life and his family.

I agree..

Reading this book was a great experience.It was as if we were travelling with Einstein himself....Mr Isaacson has presented a spectacular biography of Einstein

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Einstein is so much more than e=mc2. He was a fascinating person, a flawed person, but one that contributed so much. Isaacson presented Einstein's life in great prose.

I had to put it down for a while and read another book about half way through. I got bogged down in the quantum physics, relativity theory, etc. At first his personal life put me off but as I continued to read I really began to appreciate his willingness to live life on his own terms. His flaws helped to shape his imagination and his mind.

Excellent book for me as I have always had an interest in how knowledge evolves. Isaacson did a great job explaining the science in the book, describing the times and many world events at that time, and describing the man that Einstein was—faults, ideals, foibles. I liked it all.

I described this to a friend as a technical biography since it was so in-depth into the scientific theories. I rather enjoyed how it did not leave out the socially negative aspects of Einstein's life, but also did not seem to pass judgement, rather just presented the social ills as another fact. Einstein lived life how he wanted to without being an "evil" person, and I admire that. I will be reading more of Walter Isaacson's biographies due to the my enjoyment of his work on Einetein.

I was bowled over by the range of life and world histories rolled into one story: Einsteins's personal story, worts and all. His impact of science of our times. The good descriptions of the evolution of science of his era and of his theories. Einstein's rough interaction with Germany and its university culture in First and leading up to Second World War. Einstein's travels worldwide. Einstein's philosophical belief system. Einstein's role in development of the A Bomb and relationship to Zionism. It was all covered well.