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Pedestrians are frozen on the dusty streets, their legs cocked as if held by strings. An unparalleled experience of wonder, beauty and inspiration, alan lightman s brief novel, einstein s dreams, is a prose poem of fractal variations on what would become the great scientist s theory of relativity, each chapter a fantasy of posited possibility of the infinite nature of time itself. An international bestseller, einsteins dreams is one of the most widely read books on university campuses. In this interview excerpt, the physicistauthor examines the role of art. Lightmans most recent book of essays, the accidental universe. Einsteins dreams by alan lightman pdf ebook archives. Einsteins dreams by alan lightman overdrive rakuten.
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