Event

David Bodanis: Einstein's Greatest Mistake

Presented by Peninsula Arts & Letters and Kepler's Books

Friday, October 28, 2016
7:30pm

Seating Area opens at 6:30pm
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Our cultural fascination with Albert Einstein is endless. From his portrayals in popular culture to the reverberations of his discoveries on theoretical physics and the philosophy of science, Einstein remains one of the most influential and yet accessible geniuses of our time.

Now from David Bodanis, the bestselling author of "E=mc2", comes "Einstein's Greatest Mistake", a page-turner of a biography that reveals the genius and hubris of this titan of modern physics. Here, Bodanis reveals the private Einstein, demonstrating how the scientist's imagination and self confidence drove him to understand the very fabric of the universe. But later, as newer revelations in the field of quantum unfolded, Einstein's conviction in his own power of intuition proved to be both his greatest strength and his ultimate undoing. Come hear one of the world's finest science writers discuss how much we owe Einstein today, and how much more he might have achieved if not for his all-too-human flaws.

David Bodanis is the New York Times-bestselling author of "E=mc2", which was turned into a PBS documentary and a ballet, as well as "The Secret House", "Electric Universe" and "Passionate Minds". As a futurist and business adviser, he has modeled economic futures and advised the future planning unit at the World Economic Forum. His work has been published in the Financial Times, the Guardian and The New York Times and he has been a popular speaker at TED conferences and Davos. A keen kickboxer, Bodanis is a regular at Paragon Gym in Shoreditch, London, where he trains with his champion kickboxing brothers.