{"product_id":"ideas-and-opinions-9780679601050","title":"Ideas and Opinions","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbert Einstein\u003c\/b\u003e (1879-1955), one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century, was born in Ulm, Germany, to German-Jewish parents. He published his first great theories in Switzerland in the early 1900s while working as a patent clerk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Lightman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eEinstein's Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, which was an international bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eThe Diagnosis\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of three collections of essays and several books on science. His latest work is the memoir of his family, \u003ci\u003eScreening Room.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Granta, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNature, \u003c\/i\u003e among other publications. Since beginning his career as a theoretical physicist, Lightman has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and in the humanities. He lives in the Boston area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872745361682,"sku":"9780679601050","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35f6e693-4e26-4bb3-b5f6-2f882abe551f.jpg?v=1737908093","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ideas-and-opinions-9780679601050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}