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nderiley's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent, excellent read. Not only does Kaku make Einstein 's theories human readable but he lets you into the great mans life. I especially appreciated the last chapter that follows what his theories have lead to today. This was my first exposure to parallel universes as an answer to dark matter and I am admittedly intrigued. Kaku makes this graspable by comparing our universes wave to a radio station. Many stations exist at the same time without interfering frequencies and we simply tune into the one we want to hear. What if our "radio" is only capable of receiving this universe but there are many others out there?? Fascinating.
robivy's review against another edition
4.0
If you're curious about and fascinated by physics but haven't studied it in depth, this is a great book for you. I liked it a lot. Gave perspective on Einstein the man and also his work in detail. Very enjoyable read.
kimball_hansen's review against another edition
3.0
I was glad I read this after the other Einstein book. This wasn't as much of a biography as it was about his science (obviously). So much of it went over my head.
Still a neat read.
Still a neat read.
olicooper's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it. I wish I understood a larger percentage of it. I think if I just force myself to read more science books, sooner or later it will all settle in.
rick_k's review against another edition
5.0
Kaku infuses humanity into the paragon of modern physics while revealing the kernel of inspiration for each of Einstein's most notable achievements. Einstein's belief that any concept can be embodied in a simple picture both underscores his genius for conceiving of his illuminating scenarios, but also begins to lay the foundation for his lifelong unease with the quantum theory which defies simple distillation. When you expose all of his fears, failures, ego and doubt you cannot help but ground him in a simple humanity which makes his impact all the more immense.
cyclysm748's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting overview of the history of physics through the lens of Einstein's influence. He had a huge effect on our world today and it's interesting to see how many areas he influenced, obviously relativity, but also black holes, time travel, quantum theory, and a theory of everything. He was at the start of all of it. There are also a lot of interesting tidbits about other scientists such Bohr, Oppenheimer, Schrodinger and many more. Kaku also gives very good explanations of physics concepts whether you've heard of relativity or Schrodingers cat before or you're completely new to it.
irinagoldberg1's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book! Some of the best and simplest explanations of very complicated topics. Kaku is an excellent writer!
nerdy_scholar's review against another edition
5.0
This account of the life of Albert Einstein, is the second best one I have read, second only to Walter Isaacson's Einstein: His Life and Universe.