Einstein: Su Vida Y Su Universo / Einstein: His Life and Universe

La biograf a definitiva de Albert Einstein, uno de los iconos del siglo XX y su mayor genio. Albert Einstein es uno de los cient ficos m s importantes de la historia y un icono del siglo XX. C mo funcionaba su mente? Qu le hizo un genio? C mo era el hombre detr s de la celebridad

Walter Isaacson, que tuvo acceso a los archivos de Einstein, ofrece un extraordinario retrato del personaje y de su poca, as como un fascinante relato de su vida. A partir de su correspondencia privada, cuenta c mo un funcionario de patentes imaginativo e impertinente (un mal padre con un matrimonio complicado, incapaz de conseguir un empleo en la universidad ni un doctorado) logr desvelar los secretos del cosmos y comprender los misterios del tomo y del universo. Su creatividad estaba ligada a su rebeld a. Su xito se bas en cuestionar las verdades aceptadas y en asombrarse ante cuestiones que otros consideraban mundanas.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The ultimate Albert Einstein biography; one of most iconic figures of the 20th century, and its biggest genius. By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.

How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.

Based on newly released personal letters of Einstein, this book explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk--a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate--became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom, and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals.

These traits are just as vital for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century, when Einstein helped usher in the modern age.