His thirst for knowledge overshadowed any setbacks.

Einstein had such complete confidence and was uninhibited about striving for his goals. What a man! He made some very public 'booboos' but his attitude was that only in death do we stop making mistakes - for me this has been the greatest lesson.

San FranciscoChronicleħ41 pages of heavy reading, going into great detail and background leading up to Einstein's various discoveries and evolving of his theory of relativity. 'Richly detailed.(Folsing) has managed to bring a fresh tint to this iconic figure of modern science'. 'The best recent treatment of Einstein's life in and out of science'. 'A provocative portrait.Folsing is painstaking and thorough in his research, taking us step-by-step through the crystallization of Einstein's thoughts'. This is a serious yet highly readable and intimate account of the genius who expanded our understanding of nature and of the singular man who played such an exceptional role in the cultural growth of this century. Folsing sheds light on Einstein's development and the complexity of his being: his childhood idiosyncrasies, his views on war and peace, his stimulating friendships with colleagues, and his intense relationships with women. Drawing on an unprecedented number of sources, Albrecht Folsing throws into fresh relief the remarkable life of Einstein, approaching the man through the science and situating him in the creatively charged times in which he thrived.Īlbert Einstein is both an engaging portrait of a genius and a distillation of scientific thought. Not only was he responsible for the fundamental remapping of our understanding of the physical cosmos, he also left a legacy of outspokenness on the crucial moral, political, and religious issues of the twentieth century. Alan Lightman, The New York Review of BooksThe name of Albert Einstein has become synonymous with supreme wisdom and benignity. Albert Einstein allows us to see deeply into (his) inner world'. '(Folsing) provides a nuanced, nonjudgmental personal portrait resting firmly on prodigious archival work.

Albert Einstein by Albrecht Fölsing