He was co-author of the 1986 book The Wise Men, on the architects of America's postwar foreign policy. Isaacson's three previous books are also about men who have made their marks on history: His affectionate 2003 biography Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, another bestseller, is widely considered the most readable book ever written on our eldest founding father. Isaacson also tells of Einstein's all-too-human qualities: his passionate affair with and messy divorce from his first wife, his ability to shut out his children, his evolving relationship with Judaism and his steadfast belief in God. It was Albert Einstein's tendency to rebel that was the source of his great creativity, Isaacson says - and his real genius was his ability to focus on mundane things that most people overlook. But his true subject is how the man's mind worked. In Walter Isaacson's bestseller Einstein, based on private papers released last year, the author handily explains the theories of the 20th century's most influential scientist. Each week we present leading authors of fiction and nonfiction as they read from and discuss their work. National Isaacson Discusses Einstein's Unpublished Lettersīook Tour is a new Web feature and podcast.
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