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Narrator Arthur Morey injects a hint of Einstein's real-life persona into the famous scientist's voice in this audiobook. Philipp Lenard, a rival and doubter of Einstein, rose to power in Nazi Germany as Hitler's science advisor. Their story is told dramatically, with Morey capturing the essence of the battle between pacifism and the Nazi regime. Here is science, of course, including discussions of quantum physics, as well as personal drama, including details of Einstein's marital problems. The story also covers the atmosphere in Germany's scientific community at that time and touches on Edward Teller's interest in developing a hydrogen bomb for the US. The authors thoroughly cover the intersections of science with politics and war. -- AudioFile History of the clash between 'German' and 'Jewish' physics in the early decades of the last century. That clash explains why Albert Einstein ended up at Princeton and why his self-appointed nemesis, Philipp Lenard, ended his years stripped of academic rank but worshipping Adolf Hitler to the end...[whose] larger punishment lies in being mostly forgotten today. -- Kirkus Reviews A deeply fascinating, deeply sad book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of modern science. -- Booklist This very accessible popular science book will engage readers interested in physics, World War II, history, and biography. -- Library Journal

A deeply fascinating, deeply sad book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of modern science. -- ""Booklist"" History of the clash between 'German' and 'Jewish' physics in the early decades of the last century. That clash explains why Albert Einstein ended up at Princeton and why his self-appointed nemesis, Philipp Lenard, ended his years stripped of academic rank but worshipping Adolf Hitler to the end...[whose] larger punishment lies in being mostly forgotten today. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" Narrator Arthur Morey injects a hint of Einstein's real-life persona into the famous scientist's voice in this audiobook. Philipp Lenard, a rival and doubter of Einstein, rose to power in Nazi Germany as Hitler's science advisor. Their story is told dramatically, with Morey capturing the essence of the battle between pacifism and the Nazi regime. Here is science, of course, including discussions of quantum physics, as well as personal drama, including details of Einstein's marital problems. The story also covers the atmosphere in Germany's scientific community at that time and touches on Edward Teller's interest in developing a hydrogen bomb for the US. The authors thoroughly cover the intersections of science with politics and war. -- ""AudioFile"" This very accessible popular science book will engage readers interested in physics, World War II, history, and biography. -- ""Library Journal""

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Bruce J. Hillman, MD, has distinguished himself as a health services researcher, clinical trialist, and author of both medical articles and short stories published in elite magazines and journals. He is professor and former chair of radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He has published over three hundred medical articles, book chapters, and editorials, including his 2010 book for the lay public, The Sorcerer's Apprentice: How Medical Imaging Is Changing Health Care. Dr. Hillman has served as editor-in-chief of three medical journals, including his current position with the Journal of the American College of Radiology. He was deputy editor of the online literary and humanities journal, Hospital Drive, and has published eight short stories in such journals as the Connecticut Review, Compass Rose, and Aethlon, the Journal of Sport Literature. Birgit Ertl-Wagner is a professor of radiology, radiologist, and neuroradiologist at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Hospital. She is section chief for magnetic resonance imaging at LMU's Institute of Clinical Radiology. Prof. Ertl-Wagner is also associate international editor for the Journal of the American College of Radiology and a regular reviewer for numerous national and international journals. Bernd C. Wagner, PhD, is a senior manager in the IT service industry following a successful career in consulting and corporate strategy. He studied history and philosophy in Munich and Edinburgh and the University of Bochum, Germany, where he wrote his thesis on the topic IG Auschwitz. He authored a book based on his thesis detailing the involvement of German industry in the genocide conducted at Auschwitz, and he was coeditor of two books on related topics. Arthur Morey has won three AudioFile Magazine Best Of Awards, and his work has garnered numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed him as a finalist for two Audie Awards. He has acted in a number of productions, both Off-Broadway in New York and Off-Loop in Chicago. He graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University. His plays and songs have been produced in New York, Chicago, and Milan, where he has also performed.

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