This isn't just a dry documentation of the life of a genius, but a portrait of a human journey. I've come away with a far more balanced understanding of Einstein - the way his mind processed information and kept probing ideas, and just how human he was in terms of personal relationships and growth. I was also glad to learn of not only his commitment to peace activism, but how his philosophy about war and religion changed over time.

One thing I wish the author had looked into - what did Ei... (show more)

This isn't just a dry documentation of the life of a genius, but a portrait of a human journey. I've come away with a far more balanced understanding of Einstein - the way his mind processed information and kept probing ideas, and just how human he was in terms of personal relationships and growth. I was also glad to learn of not only his commitment to peace activism, but how his philosophy about war and religion changed over time.

One thing I wish the author had looked into - what did Einstein think of evolution (if he did at all), if he so strongly believed that God does not play dice? He spent the last several decades of his life trying to disprove the underlying concepts of the quantum physics field that his work generated, and was clearly unsuccessful. (show less)