01-05-2011, 11:57
Now I'm no Einstein, but I think the genius tag is a little dramatizing. Just an old eccentric professor. Most famous for a theory. But it was a good book. Most interesting was the transition from a pacifist to his involvement with the bomb. That involvement was really nothing more than writing a letter to Roosevelt, advising him to get to work, as the Germans were busy in their own development. After the Nazis looted his house, he decided they might need some taming. Turns out the Germans weren't making any progress on the bomb. A little fear mongering maybe? But, it worked. Only parts I didn't like in this book were a few chapters dealing with his theory's. Way over my head. Does that make you a genius? Other than that, a very interesting life indeed.
Grade - B
next up - Mark's Story by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

