![]() ![]() Isaacson first explores Einstein’s early years. ![]() ![]() ![]() For its depth and clarity of characterization, the book received a number of awards and was met with widespread readership. Isaacson’s book is therefore as much a literary and political appeal to reclaim Einstein’s identity from its historical misrepresentations as it is a traditional biographical narrative. The biography also explores some of the unintended consequences of his genius, such as the application of nuclear physics to weapons of mass destruction. Isaacson makes considerable effort to debunk popular misconceptions about Einstein, showing how he was skeptical about the trajectories of the scientific community, and even those which he inspired. At the same time, it casts him within the larger contexts of World War II, Jewish persecution, the popularization of quantum mechanics, and the invention of the atomic bomb. It closely examines the life of Einstein, assembling numerous primary and secondary sources to explore the development of his his personality and scientific genius. Einstein: His Life and Universe is a 2007 biography about the famous physicist, Albert Einstein, written by journalist Walter Isaacson. ![]()
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