Ivan R. Dee
Pages: 335
Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
978-1-56663-281-2 • Hardback • March 2000 • $28.95 • (£19.99)
For nearly three decades Jeremy Bernstein wrote profiles of scientists for the
New Yorker. Many were prize–winners, and his book
Einstein was nominated for the National Book Award. Mr. Bernstein, a theoretical physicist best known for his nonscientific work, has also written
The Merely Personal and
Oppenheimer as well as
Hitler's Uranium Club;
Three Degrees Above Zero; and
Cranks, Quarks, and the Cosmos. He lives in New York City and Aspen, Colorado.–
This is an excellent, lucid book on a difficult subject...readable and interesting.
— Phillip Hensher; The Spectator
A useful reminder of the vicissitudes of global power.
— Brian Young; London Review Of Books
A jewel in the crown...this is an absorbing and stimulating book.
— Lay Freeman; Booklist
A riveting book, beautifully researched and narrated.
— Oliver Sacks
Comprehensible, entertaining, and accurate...an impressive book!
— Andrew Roberts; The Wall Street Journal
An imperial drama replete with politics, personalities, romance, and impeachment