101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein: Sex, Science, and the Secrets of the Universe.

by Cynthia Phillips

Sure, you've heard of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. But do you really know what it means? Even if you do, there's a lot more to be learned about this eccentric genius. Did you know he worked to develop hearing aids? Or that a student actually spotted a mistake in one of his papers? And you'll never guess what happened to Einstein's brain after he died. Filled with these and other interesting, intriguing anecdotes, 101 Things You Didn't Know about Einstein takes a novel approach to the life and work of this fascinating modern-day icon. Read on, and your own theories about Einstein will never be the same! Inside these pages, you'll learn about how and Einstein once drafted a letter to FDR about the use of nuclear fission in weapons of mass destruction. Einstein was offered the role of President of Israel not once, but twice – and humbly declined. Einstein's first wife, Mileva, may have helped him with his most famous theories. Einstein's theories have led to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Genres: Science, Biography

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 1 out of 5]

After the first few false statements I found as well as an assumption that was stated as fact I could not stand to read the whole thing through but also didn’t want to give it up entirely since I hate doing that with almost any book. I read the scientific sections and learned a few new things, but mostly this book was so so at best. I would *NOT* recommend reading this book.

[Socrate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Istoria este controversată, mai ales când are în vedere personalităţile marcante. Odată cu scurgerea timpului, percepţia publicului se schimbă, la fel şi viziunea istorică asupra diferitelor evenimente şi realizări. Există deja o mare controversă referitoare la numeroase evenimente şi personalităţi ale secolului trecut, pe marginea ţelului şi a mijloacelor prin care vieţile lor s-au răsfrânt în mod capital asupra cursului omenirii. JFK, Gandhi, Henry Ford ― aceşti oameni au exercitat un impact covârşitor asupra ultimilor o sută de ani, însă detaliile private ale vieţii lor au zguduit opinia publică.

Dintre toate personalităţile marcante ale secolului al XX-lea, puţine sunt cele care au avut o influenţă atât de profundă şi de durabilă precum Albert Einstein. El se diferenţiază de celelalte figuri emblematice ale istoriei prin faptul că, deşi mulţi oameni sunt conştienţi de importanţa descoperirilor sale ştiinţifice, puţini i-au înţeles pe deplin munca şi maniera în care a determinat evoluţia societăţii contemporane.

Deşi cei mai mulţi ştim că Einstein este responsabil de elaborarea teoriei relativităţii, câţi dintre noi cunosc faptul că a lucrat la realizarea unui frigider ecologic sau la îmbunătăţirea protezei auditive? Sau că a făcut câteva erori ştiinţifice şi că unul dintre studenţii săi a descoperit o greşeală într-unul dintre articolele scrise de el.

[Kayoc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good history and physics.

[Kristen · Rating 2 out of 5]

For as much as I like science, I had hoped this book would be more interesting. It's basically a biography of Einstein broken up into small chapters with titles that read like newspaper headlines. There are some small science lessons thrown in, but these weren't enough to hold my attention. Thus, this book has ended up on my "unfinished" shelf because life is too short to read boring books.