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"Einstein: A Life", Denis Brian, 1996, 0-471-11459-6, U$30.00/C$36.95
%A   Denis Brian
%C   5353 Dundas Street West, 4th Floor, Etobicoke, ON   M9B 6H8
%D   1996
%G   0-471-11459-6
%I   Wiley
%O   U$30.00/C$36.95 416-236-4433 fax: 416-236-4448
%P   509
%T   "Einstein: A Life"
 
Brian's view of Einstein may not be adoring, but it is far from hostile.  It is
well researched, although the careful reader will be aware of glosses in
places.  Overall it is a readable and balanced account of a fascinating life.
 
What gets it into this series, though, is the treatment of Einstein's theories. 
Here Brian does not do anywhere near as well.  The technical aspects are very
poorly explained, probably because the author did not, himself, understand
them.  Most of the coverage of the theories is on the order of "So-and-so
stated", "it was later said", or "newspaper reporters described it as".
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKEINSTN.RVW   960825

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