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Andrew Robinson is the author of Genius: A Very Short Introduction. He has written over twenty books, including two on Albert Einstein, as well as articles and reviews on Einstein for leading magazines and newspapers. Silke Ackermann is director of the History of Science Museum at the University of Oxford.
‘Einstein’s colourful Oxford visits were not just relativity lectures. Andrew Robinson vividly portrays Einstein at governing body meetings, rowing regattas, numerous concerts, squash matches, Oxford Union debates and “bizarre” college dinners.’ —Sir David Clary, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, former President of Magdalen College, Oxford, and author of Schrödinger in Oxford ‘A vibrant and beautifully written account of Einstein’s interaction with the characters of pre-war Oxford. Andrew Robinson traces the deepening of Einstein’s cosmological thinking against a backdrop of a world that was about to change forever. A triumph.’ —Stephen Blundell, Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford ‘Packed with insight and full of fascinating detail, this book tells us much about Einstein, about Oxford, and still more about a world in flux. It is a miniature masterpiece.’ — William Whyte, Professor of Social and Architectural History at the University of Oxford, and Chairman of the Oxford Preservation Trust
