爱因斯坦：生活和宇宙

Einstein : His Life and Universe

美国《时代周刊》“世纪伟人”

继伽利略、牛顿以来最伟大的物理学家

Albert·Einstein 一个神一样的名字

和他的方程，将永恒存在

几乎每个普通人，大概都知道他的相对论，

知道他的伟大科学成就，但他的“心灵”如何运作，

他怎样一步一步地通过观察、思考、非凡地想象力来得出别人注意不到的洞见，来揭示出原子和宇宙物理所隐藏的方程的呢？

艾萨克森出版的《爱因斯坦：生活和宇宙》为我们揭开了这个神一样人物的神秘面纱。这本书事实性道叙了爱因斯坦的生命历程，展现了其伟大的科学成就和非凡的人格魅力。

Einstein: His Life and Universe《爱因斯坦：生活和宇宙》是爱因斯坦的所有文稿解密之后问世的一部有关他的内容详尽、可读性极强的传记。

超级畅销书《史蒂夫·乔布斯传》的作者艾萨克森基于新近披露的爱因斯坦的私人信件，探究了这位富于想象、不拘礼节的专利员领会造物主的心思、揭开原子和宇宙奥秘的过程。

《爱因斯坦：生活和宇宙》揭示了爱因斯坦的科学想象如何源于他叛逆的个性。引人入胜的故事证明，创造力与自由密不可分。

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.

沃尔特 艾萨克森

Aspen Institute执行总裁，曾任有线电视新闻网CNN主席和《时代》(Time)周刊总编。

著作：《史蒂夫·乔布斯传》（Steve Jobs: A Biography）《本杰明·富兰克林：一个美国人的一生》(Benjamin Franklin: An American Life)、《聪明人：六个朋友和他们创造的世界》(The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made)（和伊万·托马斯共同撰写）、《爱因斯坦：生活和宇宙》等传记畅销书，影响力广泛。

Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. 

He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

By (author)  Walter Isaacson

Format Paperback | 675 pages

Dimensions 154 x 226 x 44mm | 938.93g

Publication date 16 Oct 2008

Publisher SIMON & SCHUSTER

Publication City/Country New York, NY, United States

Language English

Edition statement Reprint

Illustrations note Illustrations; Frontispiece; Illustrations, black and white

ISBN10 0743264746

ISBN13 9780743264747