Einstein on the Run
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Einstein on the Run

How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest ScientistBy Andrew RobinsonNarrated by Antony Ferguson
Length9h 23m

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The first account of the role Britain played in Einstein’s life—first by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from the Nazis In autumn 1933, Albert Einstein found himself living alone in an isolated holiday hut in rural England. There, he toiled peacefully at mathematics while occasionally stepping out for walks or to play his violin. But how had Einstein come to abandon his Berlin home and go ‘“on the run”? In this lively account, Andrew Robinson tells the story of the world’s greatest scientist and Britain for the first time, showing why Britain was the perfect refuge for Einstein from rumored assassination by Nazi agents. Young Einstein’s passion for British physics, epitomized by Newton, had sparked his scientific development around 1900. British astronomers had confirmed his general theory of relativity, making him internationally famous in 1919. Welcomed by the British people, who helped him campaign against Nazi antisemitism, he even intended to become a British citizen. So why did Einstein then leave Britain, never to return to Europe?

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir, Science and Nature
Length9 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byAntony Ferguson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateNov 30, 2019
LanguageEnglish

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