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  • Mossias
  • 07-11-18

Misleading

When i bought this biography, I wanted to learn more about Einstein, the famous scientist, the man who turned the name Einstein into a nickname for someone with the smarts.
i wanted to learn more about his life, but not necessarily physics, that's the beauty of good, well executed biographies, they tell a story of known persona, mostly focusing on his life, around his craft or his work. This book felt more like physics book, rather than a biography.
I found this book somewhat misleading, the description of the book leaves some sort of notion that this book will mostly discuss Einstein's mistakes with his friends, colleagues or even family. will discuss some sort of flaw he had, as a person, that had correlation to him being a genius, and reflected and effected on his life.
other than physics enthusiasts, I would not recommend this book to anyone.

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