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020 _a978-81-7992-751-9
082 _aC 530.092 C13a
100 _aCalaprice, Alice
245 0 _aAlbert Einstein: a Biography
260 _aMumbai
260 _b Jaico publishing house
260 _c2008
300 _axiii, 161p
300 _bIncludes index
520 _aAbout the Book Albert Einstein remains one of most famous scientists in world history. His image is instantly recognizable by even the most scientifically uninformed person for many people, Einstein personifies genius. But who was Einstein really? What was he like as a person? What did his science actually mean? This fresh biography of Albert Einstein provides students and general readers a concise, accessible introduction to the life and science of this revolutionary man. Underneath his genius, Einstein was an ordinary person, with human frailties and weaknesses, but also with charm, modesty, a wry sense of humor, and idiosyncrasies. Readers will understand why he was named the Person of the Century. Albert Einstein: A Biography covers the entire history of this brilliant physicist's life and career, including: -His early education, during which he was an excellent student, contrary to what is commonly believed Einstein's struggles to find an academic position, which led him to work as a clerk at the Swiss patent office during the same period he was formulating his most famous and revolutionary theories - His troubled marriages and family life Einstein's rise to international fame, and his use of that fame to fight for world peace Contd. on back flap...
650 _aBiography
650 _aJuvenile
650 _aLiterature
650 _aPhysicists
700 _aLipscombe, Trevor
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