{"product_id":"einsteins-dreams-alan-lightman-paperback","title":"Einstein's Dreams -- Alan Lightman, Paperback","description":"A modern classic, \u003cb\u003eEinstein's Dreams\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow translated into thirty languages, \u003cb\u003eEinstein's Dreams\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Lightman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400077809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2009 pg. 1268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAN LIGHTMAN is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eEinstein's Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an international bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eThe Diagnosis\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Granta, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNature, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Lightman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49659346878692,"sku":"9781400077809","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781400077809.jpg?v=1786867064","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/einsteins-dreams-alan-lightman-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}