Einstein (Heroes of the Mind) - Hardcover

"My name is Albert Einstein. In wanting to understand the universe, I set free the terrifying forces of destruction. But we must continue to seek the great secret of hte cosmos."

100 years after Albert Einstein first published his general theory of relativity, this cleverly distilled and playful graphic biography tells the story of his colorful life and incredible mind. From the team that brought us Freud and Marx, Maier and Simon provides a beautiful and witty introduction to this immensely curious man, whose revolutionary hypothesis changed scientists' view of space-time forever.|"My name is Albert Einstein. In wanting to understand the universe, I set free the terrifying forces of destruction. But we must continue to seek the great secret of hte cosmos."

100 years after Albert Einstein first published his general theory of relativity, this cleverly distilled and playful graphic biography tells the story of his colorful life and incredible mind. From the team that brought us Freud and Marx, Maier and Simon provides a beautiful and witty introduction to this immensely curious man, whose revolutionary hypothesis changed scientists' view of space-time forever.

Anne Simon was born in 1980 in France. She studied in the Beaux-Arts in Angoulême, and then in the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, one of the most prestigious art schools in France. In 2004, she received the "New Talent" prize at the Angoulême festival, and she released her first comic book "Persephone in the Underworld" in 2006.

Corinne Maier was born in 1963 in Geneva. As a writer, economist, historian and psychoanalyst, she has produced around 15 non-fiction books on subjects like psychoanalysis, society, history and humor. Her books are bestsellers in her native France and some (such as Hello Laziness) have been translated into several languages.