Albert Einstein: Physicist & Genius : Physicist & Genius

Biography. — Abdo Publishing Company, 2009. — 114 p. — ISBN 978-1604535242. This title examines the remarkable life of Albert Einstein. Readers will learn about his family background, childhood, education, development of scientific and mathematic theories, and societal contributions. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. This title examines the remarkable life of Albert Einstein. Readers will learn about his family background, childhood, education, development of scientific and mathematic theories, and societal contributions. Color photos, detailed maps, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a timeline, facts, additional resources, web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Grades 6-9. Einstein's impact on the world The childhood of a Genius Einstein's student years Friends, intellectual heroes, and a new family Some key ideas from the specific theory of relativity Key ideas from Einstein's fifth paper and from his general theory of relativity Public acclaim, private sorrow, and global conflict Uncertainty Quest for unity in science and politics. Profiles the life of the renowned physicist, discussing his childhood years, his education, and the scientific discoveries for which he is famous, including his theory of relativity.