Einstein's Dreams
by Alan Lightman · 1992
Buy on AmazonA fictional work in which a twenty-six-year-old Albert Einstein, working in a patent office in Switzerland, imagines possible worlds in which time works differently as he formulates his theory of relativity.
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"I loved the hope this collection about time provided about what might have been, what might be now and what may yet come. I found it inspiring and, even, comforting."
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"Alan Lightman’s exploration of the iterations of Einstein’s theories of relativity offer brief glimpses into the nature of time and human relationships. In sharp, short vignettes, he imagines what complex ideations would mean in our daily interactions."
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