Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Ideas and Opinions
Book Review: Great Book Equally Brilliant and Compassionate
Summary: 5 Stars
He was a great human being all around. This book, a collection of essays, shows that he was in tune with the world around him and able to offer compelling observations.Book Review: Highly Recommended
Summary: 5 Stars
Reviewer: bugesh from New York United StatesEinstein wasn't just a scientist, but a general genious and philosopher. This book offers wonderful insight into one of the greatest minds of the century, if not all time.
the book is a compilation of letters, essays and writings on all sorts of topics. He speaks about his thoughts on America, the world, life, you name it.
It interested me that Einstein was an anti-prohibitionist; stating that "any law that cannot be enforced only serves to undermine the authority of the government. it is no secret that this is closely linked to the sharp rise in crime in this country." This could easily be applied to the modern-day drub problem and supports the decriminalization movement.
The book is a great companion for anyone who is a fan of Einstein or who considers themselves enlightened (or in need of enlightenment). A big 5 stars!!
Book Review: I only read his scientific works because
Summary: 2 Stars
his children either commited suicide or went insane, he cheated both his wives perpetually, loved young women, had a bunch of affairs. he encouraged the building of the atom bomb, although he regretted.
his idea about marriage is, man does whatever he wants and woman obeys him unquestionably. even if he would say otherwise in this book, that's what he did in real life. not only that, but whenever he asks her something, she must answer immediately without taking too long. and then he sayd that he is not really a family man, then why did he marry in the first place?
enough that he was a brillant man who put work above all else, but giving me lectures of what he failed in is too much. i gave him 5 stars in all but this book, this one gets 2, just because he is einstein. otherwise would have been 1.
i see this book as something to make up for his misdeeds. he wrote this book for himself.
i see ghandi or thoreau greater than he ever was. and i can make this comparison because what his book is about. i don't admire einstein as a human being, but as a scientist. you see, einstein's grand brain was fueled by a very small heart.
[Edited later]
Well, perhaps I've been to hasty in my words.
Einstein's grand brain and "grand heart" might and the world he was living in might be a reason for his errors. I shouldn't judge him too severely since I am not perfect myself (and even if I was, I should not).
He loved women he had a lot of affairs, but his greastest works came at a time when he married or divorced. He loved children all over the world, but his own children died young (and he has a part of the blame). He is a strange character.
Book Review: Ideas & Opinions
Summary: 3 Stars
Since Einstein was supposed to be the smartest man of the 19th and 20th centuries, I thought I could get some insight into questions that had puzzled man since the beginning. The meaning of life. What am I doing here? That kind of stuff. Well, let me tell you I spent all my time looking up words on my Franklin. That's the problem with smart people. They try to prove how smart they are by using words that nobody else understands. In my case, Einstein succeeded. I think he's real smart but I still don't know what I'm doing here.Book Review: Ideas And Opinions
Summary: 5 Stars
I have not nor will I have time to read this book for some time, although I hear it is good