A teacher of physics and writing at MIT, Lightman's work has appeared in Harper's, Granta, The New Yorker and other periodicals. Now he delivers his first book of fiction: a tour de force whose astonishing, imaginary re-creation of Einstein's discovery of the nature of time has already received rave reviews.
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A teacher of physics and writing at MIT, Lightman's work has appeared in Harper's, Granta, The New Yorker and other periodicals. Now he delivers his first book of fiction: a tour de force whose astonishing, imaginary re-creation of Einstein's discovery of the nature of time has already received rave reviews.
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Good. No dustjacket. Some marks/fading to cover. Marks/some staining to textblock edges. Fading to cover edges. Text very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Product in slip-sleeve. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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I rarely like artsy books written by scientists and this was no exception. Lightman imagined different worlds systematically, but unfortunately the people in them were cardboard.
gabba
Mar 12, 2009
read the book
This book it's amazing!! for every age. Have short dreams about Einstein when he as writing his theory of relativity!! i love june 9 1905!! read it!!
Matthew
Oct 23, 2007
Fun novel for anyone interested in physics
Set in the days leading up to Einstein's publication of his Theory of Relativity, this novel tells of Einstein dreaming of different ways time might flow. Want to know what the world would be like if time really flowed in circle, dooming evryone to commit the same mistakes over and over? Or a world completely acausal and lacking any real relationship to time? Enter Einstein's Dreams and find out!