Einstein on the Run, Andrew Robinson
Einstein on the Run, Andrew Robinson
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Einstein on the Run
How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist

Author: Andrew Robinson

Narrator: Antony Ferguson

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/30/2019

Synopsis

The first account of the role Britain played in Einstein’s life—first by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from the NazisIn autumn 1933, Albert Einstein found himself living alone in an isolated holiday hut in rural England. There, he toiled peacefully at mathematics while occasionally stepping out for walks or to play his violin. But how had Einstein come to abandon his Berlin home and go ‘“on the run”?In this lively account, Andrew Robinson tells the story of the world’s greatest scientist and Britain for the first time, showing why Britain was the perfect refuge for Einstein from rumored assassination by Nazi agents. Young Einstein’s passion for British physics, epitomized by Newton, had sparked his scientific development around 1900. British astronomers had confirmed his general theory of relativity, making him internationally famous in 1919. Welcomed by the British people, who helped him campaign against Nazi antisemitism, he even intended to become a British citizen. So why did Einstein then leave Britain, never to return to Europe?

About Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson is the author of more than twenty-five books covering both science and the arts, six of which are biographies. They include The Last Man Who Knew Everything (a biography of polymath Thomas Young), Genius: A Very Short Introduction, and Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity, which was described by the astronomer and writer Patrick Moore as “by far the best book about Einstein that I have ever come across” in BBC Sky at Night. He is also a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers, including The Lancet, Nature, and Science.

About Antony Ferguson

Antony Ferguson, Earphones Award–winning narrator, was born in London. He has performed successfully on both sides of the Atlantic and has played many leading roles in theater, film, and television.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara

3.5 stars Albert Einstein was born in Germany, educated in Switzerland, and eventually settled in America. It was Britain, however, that made Einstein into a world famous scientist, according to author Andrew Robinson. Author Andrew Robinson Robinson writes that Einstein's physics theories were inspir......more

Goodreads review by Sid

I quite enjoyed Einstein On The Run, but it wasn’t really what I expected. It does shed interesting light on a little-known aspect of Einstein’s escape from the Nazis, but this forms a relatively minor part of the book, which makes the subtitle a little misleading. The story of Einstein’s stay in Bri......more

Goodreads review by Susan

A difficult book to read, because much of it is about his scientific work, whose details I found impossible to understand. Yet, once I decided to skim those pages, his escape from Germany to first Belgium, then Great Britain and then finally the United States was very interesting. It was clear what......more

Goodreads review by Annie

Originally published on my blog Nonstop Reader. Einstein on the Run is a period focused biography about Einstein and how the British government interceded on his behalf and shielded him for a short period in 1933 in a remote part of England as well as his near-lifetime collaboration and friendshi......more

Goodreads review by Kenneth

Einstein on the Run gives a good review of Einstein's work in relativity (Special and General) and his disagreements with Bohr's version of quantum mechanics. The rest of the book gives a summary of his life and dwells in great detail about his relationship with the British especially during the 192......more

Quotes

“Highly readable.” Wall Street Journal

“[A] vivid look at how the UK affected the German-born physicist’s life and thinking…Robinson brings to life the period of Einstein’s initial celebrity, when he was freely feted throughout Europe…Readers interested in Einstein will enjoy reading about this lesser-known chapter in his life.” Publishers Weekly

“Antony Ferguson is an engaging narrator who does a nice job delivering Albert Einstein’s (and the author’s) passion for science….Looking for a performer who will keep you interested throughout, this is a good choice to add to your audiobook list.” AudioFile

“A well-researched adn very readable book about a less well-known period in Einstein’s life—his contact with England and English scientists.” Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Visiting Professor of Astrophysics, University of Oxford

“I absolutely adore this book—it’s insightful and very well written. Einstein’s time in and relation to Britain from an Anglophile perspective is a new and valuable contribution. Robinson is also a very fine storyteller.” Steven Gimbel, author of Einstein: His Space and Times

“The very first study of its kind. It wears its thorough and conscientious scholarship lightly on its sleeve—a splendidly entertaining read.” Ze’ev Rosenkranz, editor of The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein

“A compelling tale of Einstein’s reception in Britain. Robinson casts in bold relief important insights into the nature and character of British and German societies in the interwar period.” Robert Schulman, former head, Einstein Papers Project

“A valuable new perspective on this great scientist’s personality.” Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom

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