- Einstein's Dreams
"Einstein's Dreams" is a 1992
novel byAlan Lightman . (ISBN 0-446-67011-1)The novel fictionalizes
Albert Einstein as a young scientist who is troubled by dreams as he works on histheory of relativity in 1905. The book consists of 30 chapters, each exploring onedream about time that Einstein had during this period. The framework of the book consists of a prelude, three interludes, and an epilogue. Einstein's friend,Michele Besso , appears in these sections. Each dream involves a conception oftime . Some scenarios may involve exaggerations of true phenomena related to relativity, and some may be entirely fantastical. The book demonstrates the relationship each human being has to time, and thus spiritually affirms Einstein's theory of relativity."Einstein's Dreams" was an international bestseller and has been translated into thirty languages. It was runner up for the 1994
L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award . "Einstein's Dreams" was also the March 1998 selection forNational Public Radio 's "Talk of the Nation " Book Club. The novel has been used in numerous colleges and universities, in many cases for university-wide adoptions in "common-book" programs.Anoff-off-Broadway adaptation of the novel ran briefly in 2003.ee also
"Einstein's Dream" was the second episode of the 2003
PBS "Big Ideas " series [http://www.thirteen.org/bigideas/] , which is an homage to Albert Einstein about theoretical physicistNathan Seiberg 's research on string theories. It includes interviews with physicistsEdward Witten ,Juan Maldacena , andFreeman Dyson .External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050302201047/http://www.english.uwosh.edu/einstein/einsteinsdreams.html Synopsis and teacher's/reader's guides] - (archive.org copy)
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