Blends the brilliance of the scientific genius with the compassion, playfulness,
and wit of the private figure A fascinating read with more interesting material
about Einstein as a human being than I have ever seen before.--Robert Jastrow,
astrophysicist and bestselling author A thoughtful and captivating account of
one whom I had the joy of knowing and loving.--George Wald, Nobel Prize Laureate
His face is one of the most recognized on the planet. His very name is
synonymous with genius. Yet, for all the attention and countless biographies,
our images of Albert Einstein rarely go beyond the eccentric and
larger-than-life scientist unraveling one cosmic mystery after another.