LoginEinstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius
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“A thought-provoking critique of Einstein’s tantalizing combination of brilliance and blunder.”―Andrew Robinson, New Scientist Although Einstein was the greatest genius of the twentieth century, many of his groundbreaking discoveries were blighted by mistakes, ranging from serious errors in mathematics to bad misconceptions in physics and failures to grasp the subtleties of his own creations. This forensic biography dissects Einstein’s scientific mistakes and places them in the context of his turbulent life and times. In lively, accessible prose, Hans C. Ohanian paints a fresh, insightful portrait of the real Einstein
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Release date: 9 November 2009
ISBN-10 : 0393337685 | ISBN-13: 9780393337686
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Release date: 9 November 2009
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