A modern classic - a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked for a patent office in Switzerland. Now translated into thirty languages, the book has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
Biografie
Alan Lightman, geboren 1948, ist Professor of Humanities am Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Neben seiner wissenschaftlichen Karriere als Astrophysiker veröffentlichte er Gedichte und Essays sowie Romane. Er lebt mit seiner Familie in der Nähe von Boston.