Please, Mr Einstein
Carriere, Jean-ClaudeIt is the early 21st century, and a young, nameless student, intent on learning more about Albert Einstein, finds her way into a mysterious office that houses Einstein himself - full of generosity and the desire to make his ideas plain. Having covered the basics of relativity, the student soon presses Einstein to examine the morality of his theories and his responsibility for the creation of nuclear weapons: could the world after Hiroshima and Nagasaki truly be a better place?
Comments from Groups
Enjoyed exploring cross-over between science and philosophy when things cannot be explained by scientific theory. Mt Maunganui 002 The book promoted discussing a wide range of topics. General conclusion: there are a lot of things we don't know about that don't touch our daily lives. We need books like this to push our horizons. Dannevirke 001 This was a difficult book to read - the physics in it was too much for many readers. However, the discussion was thought provoking. Auckland 224
Pages
185
185
Year
2007
2007
Reviews
09-02-2024
Brief and interesting.
09-02-2024
This was an interesting read in that some of our members really enjoyed it, and gained knowledge from it. Others struggled as although written for lay people, some had some knowledge of Einstein's theories and found it tedious and uninteresting in places.
09-02-2024
The discussion went really well but only one person 'enjoyed' it. Members would have preferred a novel with a point to it, or some excitement.
09-02-2024
Discussion lively and diverse. Majority did not like the book, but a few thought it thought-provoking and "different".
09-02-2024
Most enjoyed the book and were interested in finding out more about Einstein. There was a great deal of discussion, not only about Einstein's theories, but scientific discoveries in general.
23-03-2023
Most struggled with motivation to read this novel, in part the content (physics) but also the style, maybe something got lost in the translation We did have a great discussion and more than one person said they gained greater understanding from our chat than from the book! We each brought quotes attributed to Einstein to share and these opened further discussion paths. Keeping in mind that it is a novel, not a biography, we all agreed that this book didn't enlighten us the way we had hoped it might, and we were left wondering how accurate this portrayal of Einstein actually was.