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Einstein's Dreams Paperback - 2004
by Alan Lightman
An imaginary re-creation of Einstein's discovery of the nature of time, this novel takes readers through the young patent clerk's many dreams depicting compelling conceptions of time. New signed, boxed edition.
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A modern classic, Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar.
Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein's Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein's Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
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- Title Einstein's Dreams
- Author Alan Lightman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-11-09
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- ISBN 9781400077809 / 140007780X
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Biographical fiction, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004275029
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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