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David Bodanis is an enthralling storyteller. Prepare to be taken on a surprising, wide-ranging and ultimately inspiring journey to explore what makes us human' Tim HarfordCan you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David...

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We often hear that 'nice guys finish last', but this is far from the truth. In reality, across a huge variety of situations, professions and time periods, the key elements of successful leadership are in fact a potent combination of listening to others, being generous with power, and mounting a proportionate defence.From preventing the details of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony leaking from any of the thousands of volunteers, to const...

A thrilling study of the key elements of great - and fair - leadership, illuminated by real stories from history

Ritenuto uno dei geni più grandi di tutti i tempi, Albert Einstein con la sua teoria della relatività ha rivoluzionato la nostra comprensione del cosmo. Eppure quest'uomo geniale e visionario ha trascorso gli ultimi decenni della sua vita in una sorta di isolamento intellettuale, ignorato dalla comunità scientifica e criticato persino dai suoi stessi amici. Che cosa è successo? Com'è possibile che da un grande trionfo sia scaturito uno scacco ...

What Bodanis does brilliantly is to give us a feel for Einstein as a person. I don't think I've ever read a book that does this as well . . . Whenever there's a chance for storytelling, Bodanis triumphs." -Popular Science "Fascinating." -Forbes Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped lead us into the atomic age. Yet i...

From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe - electricity

The bestselling author of E=mc2 weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through an account of the invisible force that permeates our universe-electricity-and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets. For centuries, electricity was seen as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited ...

A lucid, even thrilling, study: the very best kind of science journalism. I didn't know I could know so much' Fay Weldon, Washington PostIn 1905, Albert Einstein produced five historic papers that shattered many cherished scientific beliefs. One of those papers introduced the theory of special relativity and his legendary equation, E=mc2. Generations have grown up knowing that this equation changed the shape of our world, but without understan...

From the best-selling author of E=mc2, a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern physicsWidely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas oppo...

Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas opposed by even his closest friends. This stunning downfall can be traced to Einstein's earliest successes and to personal qualities that were at first his b...

Dangerous Liaisons meets A Beautiful Mind in this thrilling history of the turbulent love affair that fired the Enlightenment's intellectual revolution.

David Bodanis (o.a. auteur van de bestsellers 'E=mc2', 'Het elektrisch universum' en 'Emilie & Voltaire') beschrijft in 'Einsteins grootste fout - Het leven van een feilbaar genie' hoe het succes van Einsteins grootste prestatie leidde tot zijn grootste mislukking. Berlijn, 1915. In hartje oorlogstijd ontwikkelt Albert Einstein een magnifieke zwaartekrachttheorie, waarin hij beweert dat het universum uitzet. Collega-astronomen overtuigen Einst...

E = mc2' -de biografie van de formule die de wereld veranderde, door David Bodanis, is een aanstekelijk verhaal waarin mensen van vlees en bloed de hoofdrol spelen. Bodanis maakt verhelderende uitstapjes naar de kunstgeschiedenis en de psychologie en gaat in op de grote maatschappelijke, politieke en militaire invloed die de formule heeft gehad, van de ontwikkeling van de atoombom tot de fabricage van televisietoestellen. Zo gaat de 'formule v...

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A collection of essays, which attempt to probe the hidden assumptions by which we live. The author delves into history, psychology and the more esoteric fringes of theology to try to explain why we go through the contortions that we do in our public and private lives.

It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Châtelet, a beguiling—and married—aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton's arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein's theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any serious schooling, this twenty-seven-year-old's nimble conversation and unusual brilliance led Voltaire, then in his late thirties, to wonder, "Why did you only reach me so late?” They fell immedia...

Already climbing the bestseller lists-and garnering rave reviews-this "little masterpiece" sheds brilliant light on the equation that changed the world.Bodanis begins by devoting chapters to each of the equation's letters and symbols, introducing the science and scientists forming the backdrop to Einstein's discovery-from Ole Roemer's revelation that the speed of light could be measured to Michael Faraday's pioneering work on energy fields. Ha...

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