Author Abraham Pais writes engagingly about complex subjects for a general audience. His "tale" describes his period of hiding and subsequent imprisonment in Nazi-occupied Holland and, after the war, his associations in America with the likes of Oppenheimer and Einstein. His book is part memoir, part travel commentary, and part a fascinating history of science. 24 photos.
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Author Abraham Pais writes engagingly about complex subjects for a general audience. His "tale" describes his period of hiding and subsequent imprisonment in Nazi-occupied Holland and, after the war, his associations in America with the likes of Oppenheimer and Einstein. His book is part memoir, part travel commentary, and part a fascinating history of science. 24 photos.
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