Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein

The author did a good job by telling not only the whole story about Einstein but also by writing very clear facts that are complete and convincing. “Thanks to Einstein’s dazzling discoveries, at least some of the secrets of nature have been revealed to us all”.
Delano narrates Einstein's life from his childhood in Austria through the crucial years during World War II, and his death 50 years ago in Princeton, New Jersey.
The author also talks about the year 1905, when Einstein published three important papers describing ideas that changed science forever and eventually had an effect on much of modern life. The most famous of these ideas was his theory of relativity, which took a startling new approach to space and time. The author show more explains this theory with graphics and pictures that help readers understand Einstein’s ideas. show less

Does anyone want to know about perhaps the most intelligent man in human history? well if you do this information book is for you. the Author takes you on a journey of Einstein's life as a celebrity scientist, as well as his not so celebrated life as a humanist, focusing on his principles of justice, freedom, and pacifism. All while getting to know this quirky man from our past. the photography is wonderful. Perhaps the best part was the forward was written by his grandson, which added a wonderful personal note to the book.

This is a gorgeous, sophisticated book, which may be a bit dry for some children, so it may be best to look only at small bits at a time. As well the book covers science, art, music, literature, and politics, Hitler, WWII, The Holocaust, so there is so much that needs discussing, preparing for and concluding. Gorgeous photography, complete quotes and a better glimpse into the 'man with crazy hair.' Provides simplified versions of his theories, information on Einstein's causes, as well as his mistakes. Useful in many ways, from science, to technology, art, biography, photography.

Short Description: This is an autobiography with lots of photos of Albert Einstein from his personal life and also from his professional life from birth to death. It had a lot of great information and things in it that I don't think people normally know about him. We see a man that really changed things in the science field and is very inspiring in many ways.

Personal Reflection: This was an awesome book- the photos were incredible. I think the content was really interesting (that he was an avid peace activist, etc.) and it would inspire a lot of people in a history class or a science class. I would read this before we do work in science that relates to something he did. It also has some interesting little explanations of the theories show more that he did and how they work- helpful for science classes as well. show less

I liked this book alright but it is not one of my favorites. The pictures are beautiful and help explain the text very well. I just had a hard time understanding his theories and the way he lived his life. I was not especially fond of the fact that he cheated on his wife with his cousin. I was very upset about that. So I guess the best thing I can say about this book is that the pictures were very pretty.

Meet the 20th century's most important scientist in this very attractive book and learn that the man with the big brain also had a big heart. Delano achieves a stunning balance between words and sepia-toned photos.

This was a pretty good book. I had no idea that Einstein was left behind while his family moved away to finish his studies. The picutres and the quotes were very interesting. The one thing I did not like was there were too many words on one page which could have the tendency to discourage students from reading the book.