Walter Isaacson, presidente del Instituto Aspen, ha sido presidente de la CNN y director ejecutivo de la revista Time. Es autor de Einstein, su vida y su universo (Debate, 2008); Steve Jobs (Debate, 2011); Benjamin Franklin: An American Life y Kissinger: A Biography, y es coautor, con Evan Thomas, de The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Vive con su mujer en Washington, D.C.
"I found so much to admire; there are many places where I just had
to cheer what Isaacson had written."-- Dudley Herschbach, Professor
of Science at Harvard
"Isaacson has admirably succeeded in weaving together the complex
threads of Einstein's personal and scientific life to paint a
superb portrait."-- Arthur I. Miller, author of "Einstein,
Picasso"
"Isaacson has written a crisp, engaging, and refreshing biography,
one that beautifully masters the historical literature and offers
many new insights into Einstein's work and life."-- Diana Kormos
Buchwald, General Editor of the Collected Papers of Albert
Einstein
"Isaacson's treatment of Einstein's scientific work is excellent:
accurate, complete, and just the right level of detail for the
general reader. Taking advantage of the wealth of recently
uncovered historical material, he has produced the most readable
biography of Einstein yet."-- A. Douglas Stone, Professor of
Physics at Yale
"Once again Walter Isaacson has produced a most valuable biography
of a great man about whom much has already been written. It helps
that he has had access to important new material. He met the
challenge of dealing with his subject as a human being and
describing profound ideas in physics. His biography is a pleasure
to read and makes the great physicist come alive."-- Murray
Gell-Mann, winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics and author of
"The Quark and the Jaguar"
"This book will be widely and deservedly admired. It is excellently
readable and combines the personal and the scientific aspects of
Einstein's life in a graceful way."-- Gerald Holton, Professor of
Physics at Harvard and author of "Einstein, History, and Other
Passions"
"This is a brilliant intellectual tapestry -- and a great read.
Skillfully weaving Einstein's revolutionary scientific
achievements, his prolific political initiatives, his complex
personal life, and his fascinating personality, Isaacson has
transformed the transformer of the twentieth century into a beacon
for the twenty-first century."-- Martin J. Sherwin, coauthor of
"American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert
Oppenheimer," winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for biography
"Walter Isaacson has captured the complete Einstein. With an
effortless style that belies a sharp attention to detail and
scientific accuracy, Isaacson takes us on a soaring journey through
the life, mind, and science of the man who changed our view of the
universe."-- Brian Greene, Professor of Physics at Columbia and
author of "The Fabric of the Cosmos"
"With unmatched narrative skill, Isaacson has managed the
extraordinary feat of preserving Einstein's monumental stature
while at the same time bringing him to such vivid life that we come
to feel as if he could be walking in our midst. This is a terrific
work."-- Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of "Team of Rivals: The
Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln"
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