Einstein. Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty That Moves the Heart

Author: (English) Miller
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This captivating parallel biography of Einstein and Picasso focuses on their greatest achievements as young men: Einstein's theory of special relativity and Picasso's groundbreaking work that brought art into the 20th century, "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." When Einstein and Picasso made these astonishing breakthroughs, they were barely in their twenties, unknown yet full of energy, penniless yet destined for trouble. In this book, the true story of how these two young geniuses lived and worked comes to life. Photography, film, and the cutting-edge disciplines of the time, as well as the influence of the philosopher and scientist Henri Poincaré, are reflected in "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." Einstein clashed with his university professors and no one recommended him for a university position. In the early 20th century, these two highly original minds, under remarkably similar circumstances, experienced their greatest creative periods. Einstein represented space and time through relativity, while Picasso did so through cubism. In a profound sense, they were actually solving the same problem.