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.
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