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Albert Einstein
The Giants of Science Series (Book 5)
- Author
- Kathleen Krull
- Narrator
- Tavia Gilbert
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 16 June 2020
- Run Time
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Albert 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.
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Details
- Author
- Kathleen Krull
- Narrator
- Tavia Gilbert
- Duration
- 2 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 June 2020
- ISBN
- 9781094089515
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Synopsis
Albert 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.
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