Einstein: His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

Large Print Distribution, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 946 pages

The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. Biographer Isaacson 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 locksmith of the mysteries of the atom and the universe.

What people are saying

Einstein A Citizen of the World

User Review  - eddiebill - Overstock.com

Ive always been fascinated with quotes from Albert Einstein I have copies of many of them. Now I know a great deal more about his entire life ... he is quite a character. Please take time to read more about this great man!

Extraordinary Account!

User Review  - chesser - Borders

Written with exquisite detail and candor, this account of the life of the most famous brilliant mind of the twentieth century will give you a whole new look at the life of Einstein beyond his theory of relativity. A must read for anyone who has had the slightest curiosity about this iconic man.

About the author

Walter Isaacson was born on May 20, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a B. A. in history and literature from Harvard College. He then attended the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College and read philosophy, politics, and economics. He began his career in journalism at The Sunday Times of London and then the New Orleans Times-Picayune/States-Item. He joined TIME in 1978 and served as a political correspondent, national editor and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's editor in 1996. He became Chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, and then president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003. He has written numerous books including American Sketches, Einstein: His Life and Universe, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, Kissinger: A Biography, Steve Jobs, and The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. He is the co-author, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Einstein: His Life and Universe; Thorndike Paperback Bestsellers; Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series
• Author: Walter Isaacson
• Edition: illustrated, large print
• Publisher: Large Print Distribution, 2008
• ISBN: 1594132593, 9781594132599
• Length: 946 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Science / History