A01=Arthur Miller
Author_Arthur Miller
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Product details
- ISBN 9780465018604
- Weight: 494g
- Dimensions: 227 x 156mm
- Publication Date: 07 Mar 2002
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The most important scientist of the twentieth century and the most important artist had their periods of greatest creativity almost simultaneously and in remarkably similar circumstances. This fascinating parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men examines their greatest creations-Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Einstein's special theory of relativity. Miller shows how these breakthroughs arose not only from within their respective fields but from larger currents in the intellectual culture of the times. Ultimately, Miller shows how Einstein and Picasso, in a deep and important sense, were both working on the same problem.
Arthur B. Miller is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Department of Science & Technology Studies, University College, London. He lives in London, England.
