Einstein·Picasso (Space, Time, and the Beauty That Moves the Heart)

Author: Arthur I. Miller (English), translated by Fang Zaiqing and Wu Meihong
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Einstein and Picasso are two names that are well-known to people. As the greatest scientist and the greatest artist of the 20th century, they have countless admirers. However, the spiritual and intellectual commonalities between them have rarely been noticed. This book is a parallel biography of the two, focusing on their most significant achievements as young men in the exciting era of the early 20th century—Einstein's theory of special relativity and Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." The book reveals a bond that unites two of the 20th century's most original minds. Einstein and Picasso matured at the right moment in history, when people first realized that the classical, intuitive way of understanding space and time was clearly inadequate. They each represented space and time in their own ways—Einstein with relativity, Picasso with Cubism—making the most profound contributions of the 20th century in different fields.