Author(s): Kathleen Krull
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 144
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-03-11
Dimensions: 128 x 190 x 10mm
Publication City/Country: Hawthorn, Australia
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: black & white illustrations throughout

"Another standout in a uniformly stellar series.o -Kirkus Reviews, starred review o(An) engrossing and remarkably accessible biography.o -The Horn Book aAlbert Einstein. His name has become a synonym for genius. His wild case of bedhead and playful sense of humor made him a media superstar-the first, maybe only, scientist-celebrity. He wasn't much for lab work; in fact he had a tendency to blow up experiments. What he liked to do was think, not in words but in "thought experiments". What was the result of all his thinking? Nothing less than the overturning of Newtonian physics. Once again, Kathleen Krull delivers a witty and astute look at one of the true Giants of Science and the turbulent times in which he lived.