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New Biography Focuses on Einstein's Creativity

Physicist Albert Einstein.
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Physicist Albert Einstein.

In his new biography of Albert Einstein, author Walter Isaacson argues that it was Einstein's creativity, not his mathematical genius, that led him to his great discoveries. Isaacson, former head of Time and CNN, discusses his new book.

Walter Isaacson, author, Einstein: His Life and Universe; president and CEO, The Aspen Institute; former managing editor, Time magazine; former chairman and CEO, CNN

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