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Einstein's Relativity work was explains in a way to not go into to much detail, but left the reader with a good understanding. This biography of Einstein life was a great introduction into the scientific process and into Einstein's discoveries. I enjoy the mix of gossip about his life and the science that he was preforming along the way. I found that this explanation of Relativity allowed me to understand it a little more and gave me the desire to research it more outside the book. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in science most in physics.
To really get a good handle on Einstein's theories, I think something more is necessary.Overall, enjoyable and definately recommended. Someone with a more scientific background may have a different view, though.
I loved the author's writing style: it was crisp, fast paced and moved the story along well. Einstein's life is explained fairly, certainly in a sympathetic light, but the author doesn't gloss over his flaws or ignore his mistakes either.
This was an enjoyable and very easy read. Having read Brian Green's Fabric of the Cosmos recently, I found his explanaitions to be clearer and easier to understand than those in this book, however.
Felt like a very complete look at Einstein's life.The descriptions of relativity and Einstein's other scientific theories are good, but not great. Someone without any scientific background will not feel overwhelmed.
From this book, I felt like I got an excellent understanding of Einstein's life, and a pretty good look at his universe. I read the Kindle version of the book and it is well formatted.
I was impressed with the amount of research that Walter Isaacson put into this book. There should be some expectation here; Einstein is larger than life and there is bound to be some disappointment once the pedestal is removed. He obviously worked not only to accurately capture who Einstein was, but also did a credible job of explaining Einstein's discoveries for a non-scientific audience. Where the book left me wanting was not the rendition, but the subject matter itself. To someone who studied Physics in college as I did (and yet has few advantages in understanding Einstein's work over everyone else), Einstein holds rock-star status. However, I found that were I offered dinner with past figures of my own choosing, Einstein likely would not make my short list.
We bought this as a gift for a friend who loves to read and wanted a book about this man.
I bought this for my 16 year old he loved it and now is considering Astro physics for college major.He said was a great read so if you know so in to physics and such you wont regret this purchase.
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