Describing the life of Albert Einstein, Michio Kaku plunges us into the seething atmosphere of the first half of the 20th century. - two world wars, a revolution in Germany, the creation of an atomic bomb. He shows the reader the world of a scientist, usually invisible behind the triumphal side of discoveries and insights - the stages of formation, battles in the scientific world, often difficult relationships with loved ones. The book presents a fresh look at the pioneering work of Einstein, who turned humanity's ideas about space and time upside down.