Who recommended Einstein?

16 people have recommended Einstein in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Bill Gates, Sophie Bakalar, Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Einstein worth reading?

16 people we track recommend it. It is best for: A mid-career engineer or scientist in a corporate setting who feels creativity has been squeezed out by bureaucracy and wants to see how a notoriously nonconformist thinker operated outside rigid structures.; A high school physics teacher preparing a unit on the nature of scientific discovery, seeking a vivid, story-driven way to show students that genius isn't about being right all the time but about questioning the obvious.; A curious retiree with a casual interest in science and history who enjoys immersive, doorstop biographies and wants to understand the man behind the icon, complete with his flaws and tragic historical context.. It may not suit: You’ll likely put this down when you realize the physics explanations are inseparable from meandering personal biography—you came for relativity but get pages of marital disputes and Zionist politics.; Not for you if the idea of a 600-page biography that spends as much time on diplomatic missions and marital strife as on science sounds exhausting rather than enlightening.; Skip if you prefer sleek, modern pop-science books with clear takeaways; this one ambles and digresses, and you’ll get frustrated with its leisurely, old-fashioned pace..

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Einstein by Walter Isaacson: Recommended by 16 People

Name: Einstein
Author: Walter Isaacson
ISBN: 9780743264747

From Isaacson, the bestselling author of "Benjamin Franklin," comes the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all his papers have become available--a fully realized portrait of a premier icon of his era.