Einstein's Dreams - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Alan Lightman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A modern classic, <b>Einstein's Dreams</b> is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, about time, relativity and physics. 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. <p/>Now translated into thirty languages, <b>Einstein's Dreams</b> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A magical, metaphysical realm...Captivating, enchanting, delightful." --The New York Times <p/>"Endlessly fascinating. A beguiling inquiry into the not-at-all theoretical, utterly time-tangled, tragic and sublime nature of human life." --<i>The Boston Globe</i> <p/>"Lightman is an artist who paints with the notion of time." --<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>ALAN LIGHTMAN is the author of six novels, including <i>Einstein's Dreams</i>, which was an international bestseller, and <i>The Diagnosis</i>, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of three collections of essays and several books on science. His work has appeared in <i>The Atlantic, Granta, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, </i> and <i>Nature, </i> among other publications. Since beginning his career as a theoretical physicist, Lightman has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and in the humanities. He lives in the Boston area.</p>
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