Samuel Graydon is the science editor at The Times Literary Supplement. He has published short fiction and has been longlisted for an Alpine Fellowship. He studied English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford. He and his family live in Bath, UK.

"Impressionistic...those who choose this as their introduction to Einstein will not regret the experience."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Every once in a while a book comes along that you can't put down. Graydon has fashioned an insightful, profound, and sometimes humorous biography that captures the personal life and contradictory character of the wunderkind that is Einstein....A new complex image of this amazing thinker bursts into view."
--Marc J. Seifer, author of Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius

"Graydon reveals Einstein, warts and all, in a marvelous way that few if any previous biographies have ever managed. Each scene impels you to read the next, making it hard to put the book down. A highly original, irresistibly engaging portrayal of history's most iconic scientist. Bravo!"
--Michael Guillen, author of the international bestseller Five Equations That Changed the World

"Albert Einstein's life was as multifaceted and challenging as the universe he described. The best way to appreciate it is to break the story down into small pieces, a job that Samuel Graydon has done brilliantly. This book provides us with a uniquely compelling look at the human side of one of the greatest thinkers of all time."
--Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion

"What a great book. Through 99 short, charmingly written vignettes, Graydon shows not just the tremendous range of Einstein's life--the luckless job seeker, the ladies man, the political activist, the wise professor. With deft elegance he also gets across the deep science that transformed our vision of the universe forever."
--David Bodanis, author of E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

"Insightful...This engaging account of a legendary figure should be of interest to many."
--BookPage

"A mosaic biography of an exceptional scientist...[pieced together] with illuminating skill, style, candor and charm."
--Times Literary Supplement

"Graydon has done a fine and often fascinating job here, and anyone with an interest in science and scientists will absolutely lap this up."
--Mail on Sunday

"One of the most fascinating human beings of the last centuries...rendered with a vivid concreteness that, I believe, can enrich us all."
--Carlo Rovelli, bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

"Mr. Graydon's approach delivers a fresh take on episodes not strongly emphasized in other biographies. [He] has woven from these separate strands a compelling and beautifully written narrative."
--Wall Street Journal

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Pub date: 2023-11-14

Length: 368 pages