I have never been a journalist or worked for an underground rag. But, I found the charactors and the story telling believable and credible. The charactor, Margo, was well written and there were times I felt her excitment and frustrations. She really got my attention. While there were a few places in the book that seemed to take an effort to get through, the story and charactors kept my interest and there were times I could not put this book down. The ending, while I had all the clues, did catch me off guard.

I read the book and I think it is great. I really need to get ahold of the authors, particularly Mr. Bucky. I have a family friend that knows Mr. Bucky and I would like to get the book signed. I borrowed it and never returned it so that he could get it done himself. Somebody please help me.

I own this book and have read it a few times and each time I am impressed by the clarity with which it is written. It explains the concepts of relativity in words. It avoids (technical) calculations and formulas, not for the usual 'commercial' reasons, but because the author shows he can do without. And ask yourself: how many authors are capable of doing that?

The strength of the book is its compactness: the author forces you to think things through, before moving on to the next chapter. I think this little book is great to own next to a more advanced textbook because it really adds value, for a small price.

Buy this book for its content only: it contains no fancy graphics or other 'eye catchers'.

Put simply, Professor Fine knows what he's talking about. Written at a level which is understandable to the lay reader with a minimum of scientific background, but with attention to detail that excludes any trite simplification, the Shaky Game details Einstein's work on and objections to the quantum theory as it was hammered together (mostly by the likes of Heisenberg et al in Copenhagen) during the 1920s.

Many misconceptions exist: such that Einstein was simply too old (in his 40s) at the time that these brilliant new thinkers (in their late 20s and 30s) were bringing together QM. Never mind that Einstein actually laid the groundwork for the theory in the 1910s and earlier, as well as working well into his golden years, Fine presents many other objections, mostly from Einstein's unpublished correspondance with other notable figures of the day.

Fine also presents his and several other alternate interpretations designed to circumvent the various snags that QM invariably encounters, all with some degree of success. All in all, its a good read, and solid physics too, which is an important and all too often forgotten aspect of physics philosophy.

There's much to admire in Anna McGrail's "Mrs. Einstein." The author has a good grasp of the major discoveries of 20th Century physics and their historical importance. She has created well-defined characters, and spun out their odyssey briskly. And she can evoke the feel of bygone times and places. It would seem that the ingredients for a superior novel are at hand.

But it doesn't quite jell--except possibly as a female parable. As mainstream fiction, "Mrs. Einstein" shows its superstructure and premises too nakedly, and fails to develop a life of its own. For some reviewers, this flaw seems to work as a kind of magic realism, and to enhance the book's power. But the story and style are as romantic as they are realistic, and the "magic" can get grating at times, particularly at the end, with its sudsy sentimentalism worthy of a new YaYa Sisterhood. All in all, though, "Mrs. Einstein" is a clever yarn that covers interesting ground. I'm glad I read it.

If you're in the right mood for it, this story will just pick you up and carry you along. It covers a whole century, several continents, an ever-changing cast of characters, and all takes place just at the edges of major historical events. It will give you a different view of the breakthroughs in physics over the past one hundred years, and also give you an idea of what it must be like to live a life in the grips of an obsession.

I've never read anything that gives such an odd revisionist take on history written so well before - and the writing will certainly engage you.

Already in the UK, from where I review, this is a beautifully written, if challenging book. But its more your (America's) history than mine. (A similar treatment of Alan Turing would be welcome).

For those not farmilliar with the astonishing events which led to the Bomb, its morality, its characters and the science, this will faithfully take you through that journey.

For those already familiar it challenges the accepted historical record through believable construction. It was only on the thirdish reading (to check out if the allagories were consistent) that I became convinced that the principles of quantum and relativistic physics are embodied in the characters and their actions. If this was accidental it is good fortune, if meant its exceptional writing.

It works as a story and as an alagory. Its unusual to come across a book where the ending is so right, yet so unexpected.

I might have given it full marks, but the English cover is a bit too Yellowish.

This book has nothing to do with Albert Einstein, the scientist, apparently. I can't imagine why the author chose this title for his collection of strange and disjointed thoughts. I am careful about what I feed my mind and will not read anymore of this book. It is the most diappointing book I have ever tried to read.

either the other reviewer of this book is a practical joker, or there is a different book called the autibiography of albert einstein that was written by gerhard roth and translated by malcolm green.or perhaps there is indeed a third possibility. one that is much more sinister. this book has nothing to do with einstein. if you want to read his autobiography look elsewhere. this book is a post-modern experimental obsessive-compulsive sort of investigation into the chemicals which spurt around the body of einstein and create as a biproduct his subconcious. and maybe its not even that. if you like your literature to be bizarre and have nothing to do with albert einstein, go ahead and read this. i really like it. but i also like to drink cough syrup, so...

This is possibly the best book ever written. Its a wonderfully crafted book by Einstein that portrays the truths of ambition, love, and skill that go against modern views of success and status. A must read for anyone interested in science, knowledge, and life.

This book is not for scientists or laypeople interested in science. It falls into that field of science history where only the other 3 historians in the field will be forced to read. The most informative part of the book are the figures. (i.e, the data is not tarnished by trite, and insightless garble). Perhaps better entitled "Writing Quantum Foam."

I have found this to be an extremely helpful book due to my interests in physics. It is an interesting philosophical taint on a subject matter which is mostly fought in obscure mathematics. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in quantum physics philosophies.

This book is an excellent introduction, summary of and history of the debate on interpretation of quantum theory, a subject which demands careful reading. As such, it may be read to profit by those interested in some of the twists and turns of "received opinion". It is not for those who might like their pages covered in equations (- the text discusses J S Bell's elucidation of Von Neumann's errors on the subject of hidden variable theories - a clear case where the mathematics concealed rather than revealed). The book is widely referenced which should have enough range of material to satisfy and extend readers at all levels. In my top ten on the subject area.

My son has Asperger's Syndrome, which looks remarkably like what Einstein had. This book showed my son (and me) that it's okay to think differently than other people and that different isn't bad. The book is extremely simplistic, but it's meant for younger kids, not kids looking for a biography to report on.

My very intelligent son is Dx'ed with PDD NOS and is inclusioned in regular school. This book has helped him and his teachers to appreciate his differences and gives us all hope for his future. There is nothing depressing about this book! Of course Einstein was different and that difference made him great. What seemed like a deficit in his personality to some people is what also made him capable of thinking outside the box and discovering incredible ideas in physics. My thanks to Lepscky and Cardoni for an excellent book on tolerance!

I couldn't disagree more with the reviewer who called this book"depressing". This book has transformed my son. He hasAsperger Syndrome, AKA high-functioning autism, and this book is inspiring for him, and also his friends. Other children accept his oddities and idiosyncrasies much better after they read this story and realize that one of the greatest minds of all time was so similar to my son. Rather than being critical because it explores Einstein's uniqueness, readers should recognize that there is more to a human life than grades and homogenous childhoods.

Having done a Ph.D. in optics, I have read quite some books on optics and out of curiocity I bought this book, but I am not very pleased with it. First, it is difficult to read because of the old English language and structure. For native English speakers this carries perhaps not so much weight, but for me it did. Second, because it is a collection of Newton's works, it contains of course also many not-so-interesting discussions which you have to 'consume' before realising it was not so interesting.

What is nice though, is that the book contains many so-called queries, which are possible explanations of various optical phenomena, explanations/assumptions Newton could not prove/disprove at the time. This is fascinating reading, because many of these turned out to be true (or false, but even then: still interesting to know what he thought).

Overall impression: if you are interested in the history of optics/Newton then it is a nice book. But just for browsing in the evening: no.

"Though Mr. Newton is no physicist, his book is very interesting." -- Father Nicolas Malebranche (1707)

Okay, if you are looking for detailed plans for building a working anti-G device this is not the book for you. If you want to learn to look at science and the world in a different way then buy this book. You will find some really cool and off the wall theories as well as some entertaining fiction. I enjoyed this book immensely and so did my 8 year old daughter. After reading this book you will be inspired to do further research in anti-g field. T.T. Townsend and A. Einstien were not kooks and their ideas are valid. Buy this book and start experimenting for yourself.

Len Cramp is the typical eccentric Englishman. Whatever you think of the science behind his books you can be sure that they are, to him, very serious in nature and present his heartfelt view of the way things are.

Many people who write "fantastic science" books are complete charlatans. Len is not and he uses the money from his books to fund even more, completely serious, wacky and expensive experiments.

Buy the book because its fun, buy it because you beleive, buy it so that people like Len get more chance to make the world a far more interesting place. You never know... he might be right!

Ok. I hate to ruin the fun of some people but this book is a collection of science fiction unproven theories and scientific blunders. This book was writen as a joke for childress's intelligent buddies. It is just a book of jokes...Nothing in this book will give you any ideas on accually doing anything anti-gravity. This entire group of books is just enterainment for overly smart and mean people. For instance it says "if you accually read it" you can create anti gravity in your home if you take this gyroscope here do this and that and this...then remove the downward force...Did you see that last part...all you have to do is follow these simple instructions and then remove the downward force...well that downward force is gravity. It took me 3 months to convince my brother this book is fiction. People have brought law suits against mr Childress because this book is a joke...I on the other hand found this book to be very amusing...i loved Dr. Zitenbops(sp) generic anti gravity equation..."STP = the unit of lubricaation" "G = 1 gravity and 1 gravity = 1x10-6 gollygees" "G! = 1 shep,= to 1.37 moecurlys"
The book keeps getting funnier everytime I read it...But if your sense of humor is not like this then dont buy it...THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER EPISODE OF THE REAL DEAL!!!