David Bodanis

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Einstein's Greatest Mistake

The Life of a Flawed Genius

David Bodanis

Beschreibung

From the bestselling author of E=mc , Einstein's Greatest Mistake is a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern science.

Autor

David Bodanis studied mathematics, physics and history at the University of Chicago, and for many years taught the 'Intellectual Tool-Kit' course at Oxford University. The author of many books including the New York Times bestseller The Secret House and E=mc2, which was adapted into the PBS documentary Einstein's Big Idea, he is also a futurist and business advisor who has worked for the Royal Dutch Shell Scenario Prediction unit, modelling economic futures, as well as for the future planning unit at the World Economic Forum. He has been a popular speaker at TED conferences and at Davos, and most recently helped run an international study for the UK Treasury on the future of high-frequency trading. Bodanis's work has been published in the Financial Times, the Guardian, and the New York Times. He lives in London.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abacus / Little, Brown Book Group
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 537473
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9780349142029
• ISBN-10: 0349142025
• Artikelnr.: 46423497

Rezensionen

Bodanis is a lot like Einstein . . . Both see the fun in physics, both love simplicity and brevity The Times