The definitive internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein from the author of The Innovators Steve Jobs & Benjamin Franklin Now the basis of Genius the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein starring the Oscar Emmy & Tony Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush How did Einstein’s mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how Einstein’s scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity & freedom Isaacson explores how an imaginative impertinent patent clerk – a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn&t get a teaching job or a doctorate – became the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom & the universe His success came from questioning conventional wisdom & marvelling at mysteries that struck others as mundane This led him to embrace a morality & politics based on respect for free minds free spirits & free individuals Einstein the classic No 1 New York Times bestseller is a brilliantly acclaimed account of the most influential scientist of the twentieth century‘ An illuminating delight’ New York Times‘ Dramatic & revelatory’ Sunday Times‘ Beautifully written’ Sunday Telegraph‘ Astonishing’ Mail on Sunday