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Article: Einstein: His Life and Universe.(Book review)
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- March 22, 2009
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Einstein: His Life and Universe. By Walter Isaacson. (New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 2007. Pp. xxii, 675. $32.00.)
Why, fifty-plus years after his death, is there another biography of Albert Einstein? There are at least two reasons: first, new source material recently became available, and second, many people throughout the world are fascinated with Einstein. A host of prominent Einstein scholars, physicists, and a "nitpicker" read this book in manuscript, checking factual details, verifying the physics, and suggesting clarifications. Thus, this book can be read by all readers (no technical background needed), and it can be read with confidence. Often when ...