Albert Einstein – His Life and Science: A Dramatized Biography - Softcover

Chin, Ken K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3031740653 ISBN 13: 9783031740657

Publisher: Springer, 2025

Synopsis

This book is part biographical account, part novel, and part popular science. The basic facts are historically true, but many episodes have additionally been dramatized with plausible content that brings the personal story to life in the style of a novel or movie script.  This genre of a “dramatized biography" of scientists was first created by the author 45 years ago and became a great success selling over half a million copies in China, where it has been in particular demand for teaching.

But this is not the whole story: In addition, the book explains, in a serious yet accessible manner, the basics of Einstein’s scientific work, especially its impact on contemporary cosmology, astronomy, and physics.  As an experienced teacher of relativity and astronomy for high-school and university students, the author knows how to make profound scientific subjects accessible, and his presentation is as fascinating as a detective story. Readers will learn not only about the historical setting but also about the challenges and frustrations faced by Einstein, about his breakthroughs and triumphs, as well as the far-reaching significance of his theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and other scientific achievements. The reader will come to understand why, of all the billions of people living in the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was singled out as the “Person of the Century.”

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About the Author

Ken K. Chin is Professor of Physics, former director of CNBM New Energy Materials Research Center, and founding director of Applied Physics and Materials Science and Engineering MS/PhD Programs at NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology), USA. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University. Before his immigration to America, he had been an assistant research fellow of the Institute of History of Natural Sciences, Academy of Sciences, China. Dr. Chin has published numerous technical and popular science books and over 100 research articles. He won the Chinese National Award for Popular Science Writing. He has 5 US patents and was awarded the New Jersey Edison Invention Award of 2018.

From the Back Cover

This book is part biographical account, part novel, and part popular science. The basic facts are historically true, but many episodes have additionally been dramatized with plausible content that brings the personal story to life in the style of a novel or movie script.  This genre of a “dramatized biography" of scientists was first created by the author 45 years ago and became a great success selling over half a million copies in China, where it has been in particular demand for teaching.

But this is not the whole story: In addition, the book explains, in a serious yet accessible manner, the basics of Einstein’s scientific work, especially its impact on contemporary cosmology, astronomy, and physics.  As an experienced teacher of relativity and astronomy for high-school and university students, the author knows how to make profound scientific subjects accessible, and his presentation is as fascinating as a detective story. Readers will learn not only about the historical setting but also about the challenges and frustrations faced by Einstein, about his breakthroughs and triumphs, as well as the far-reaching significance of his theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and other scientific achievements. The reader will come to understand why, of all the billions of people living in the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was singled out as the “Person of the Century.”

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031740653
• ISBN 13: 9783031740657
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 382