Albert Einstein
- 507 Seiten
- 18 Lesestunden
Ronald W. Clark Bücher
2. November 1916 – 1. Jänner 1987
Dieser britische Autor erlangte Anerkennung für seine Biografien, Romane und Sachbücher. Seine journalistische Karriere, die 1933 begann, führte ihn zu entscheidenden globalen Ereignissen. Als Kriegsberichterstatter erlebte er die Landungen am D-Day in der Normandie hautnah und berichtete anschließend über die Feindseligkeiten bis zu deren Abschluss. Nach seiner Rückkehr nach Großbritannien widmete er sich ganz dem Schreiben, wobei seine Werke die Tiefe seiner Erfahrungen und seinen journalistischen Scharfsinn widerspiegeln.
Edison
The Man Who Invented the Future.
An accessible but thorough look at the human immune system examines the history of its discovery, the ways in which it can harm as well as help us, the ethics of organ transplantation, and the biology of AIDS. UP.
Sex and the Origins of Death
- 208 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Exploring the concept of death, the book examines how obligatory death due to natural aging is a relatively recent development in the history of life, emerging over a billion years after life first appeared. It posits that this programmed death coincided with the advent of sexual reproduction, suggesting a significant evolutionary shift. Through this lens, the author delves into the relationship between aging, reproduction, and the evolution of life itself, challenging traditional perceptions of mortality.
Ronald W. Clark's acclaimed biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to reveal the human side of the legendary absent-minded professor who confidently claimed that space and time were not what they seemed. Here is the classic portrait of the scientist and the man: the boy growing up in the Swiss Alps, the young man caught in an unhappy first marriage, the passionate pacifist who agonized over making the Bomb, the indifferent Zionist asked to head the Israeli state, and the physicist who believed in God.
