Einstein's greatest mistake : the life of a flawed genius
Bodanis, David2016
Book
Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas opposed by even his closest friends. This stunning downfall can be traced to Einstein's earliest successes and to personal qualities that were at first his best assets. Einstein's imagination and self-confidence served him well as he sought to reveal the universe's structure, but when it came to newer revelations in the field of quantum mechanics, these same traits undermined his quest for the ultimate truth.
Main title:
Einstein's greatest mistake : the life of a flawed genius / David Bodanis.
Author:
Bodanis, David, author
Imprint:
London : Little, Brown, 2016.
Collation:
xiv, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781408708095 (hbk)
Dewey class:
530.092530.092 BODB/EIN
Language:
English
BRN:
2365862