Einstein

‘I have no special gift – I am only passionately curious,’ said Albert Einstein with the modesty of a profoundly simple man. He was unique – an independent, enquiring mind with an extraordinary intuition for seeing problems and ignoring trivia, while retaining the classic, comic-strip image of the wild-haired distracted
Dr Hoffmann captures the essence of Einstein’s mind and his science, and shows the growth of ideas that led Einstein to his most important theories. Einstein is revealed as an intell ctual and political rebel, and as a true creator whose scientific curiosity was motivated by ‘a profound religious and artistic conviction that beauty was there, waiting to be discovered’. Helen Dukas, Einstein’s secretary for over thirty years, has provided valuable personal insights, and many documents and photographs are reproduced here for the first time.