Isaacson Walter Albert Einstein (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The celebrated biography writer Walter Isaacson presents the most defintive account of the iconic Albert Einstein since the release of all his personal letters and papers in a story that focuses not only on his groundbreaking work general relativity, but on his strident personality and personal life. From his German-Jewish upbringing to the rebellious nature that both hindered his family and fueled his genius to his contributions to WWI and WWII, no biography to datepresents a more complete, psychologically astute portrait of one of the most recognizable people of the twentieth century.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean crisp copy with no markings.

Condition: FINE. First thus- an unabridged large print trade paperback. A definite biography, drawing on new research and documents only recently made available, which " reveals the man behind the science, from his early years and thought experiments in Germany, to his marriages and children, his role in the development of the Atomic Bomb and his work for Civil Rights groups in the United States." Illustrated with photographs, Notes and sources. 942 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Excellent hardcover copy. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Jacket has mild surface and edge wear. Binding is tight and square. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Light shelf wear and shelf lean with light bumping to the cover corners and the top and bottom edges of the front cover. Used Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Original two toned hardcover. Jacket is not price clipped. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall an EXCELLENT book in an EXCELLENT bordart protected dust jacket.

Octavo; hardcover, quarter-bound in papered boards with gilt spine-titling and illustrated endpapers; 680pp., untrimmed, with many monochrome illustrations. Minor wear. Near fine in like dustwrapper. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. "In 2005, astronomers and cosmologists celebrated - in style - the 100th anniversary of their annus mirabilis: 1905. This was the year in which Albert Einstein wrote a set of scientific papers - including one containing the equation E=mc2 that changed our understanding of the universe - and which became the cornerstones of quantum mechanics and general relativity: the twin intellectual pinnacles of the 20th century. According to Isaacson, we should regard Einstein not as an august scientific priest, but 'as a rebel with reverence for the harmony of nature', a scientist who rated imagination far higher than knowledge and an individual whose motto, at least in his early years, was 'Long live impudence! It is my guardian angel.' Having displayed 'a sassy attitude' at the Zurich Polytechnic, where he studied physics, Einstein was his year's only graduate not to be offered a job. He was even rejected by the Swiss army for having flat feet and varicose veins. In the end, he made do with the Swiss patent office. And a good thing too, says Isaacson. Einstein did his day's work in a couple of hours and then sat back in his 'worldly cloister'.in order to create some of the most beautiful, challenging ideas of modern science. 'Physics was to be upended, and Einstein was poised to be the one to do it,' says Isaacson. It's one of the greatest stories of modern science and a riveting read." - Robin McKie.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Cuatro libros en buen estado, encuadernados en rústica, cartoné y tela. Los libros son los siguientes: EINSTEIN Su vida y su universo + EL SIGNIFICADO DE LA RELATIVIDAD + EINSTEIN + EL EXPEDIENTE EINSTEIN El FBI contra el científico más famoso del siglo XX.