Ordinary genius : the story of Albert Einstein

What do you think of when you hear the name Albert Einstein? Perhaps you picture an old man with rumpled clothing, a halo of wild white hair, and an impish grin. You might know that he developed two of the most important and complex theories in science, the theories of relativity. You probably think of the word genius. Albert Einstein may have been a genius--but he was also much more than that.…

Ordinary genius : the story of Albert Einstein

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ISBN/ISSN

1575050676

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95 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

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925 EIN

Albert Einstein

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ISBN/ISSN

0750201657

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48 pages : illustration ; 25 cm

Series Title

Pioneers of Science

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925 EIN

Albert Einstein : a life of genius

Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant scientists who ever lived. The theories that he formulated about time, light and gravity have changed how we look at the world, and resulted in many new inventions. But did you know that he was so absent-minded that he once forgot where he lived? Or that, even though he was an advocate of world peace, his work led to the creation of the atom bomb? …

I am Albert Einstein

Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking helped him understand big ideas like the structure of music and why a compass always points north. Those ideas made him want to keep figuring out the secrets of the universe. Other people thought he was just a dreamer, but because of his curiosity, Einstein gr…