num_pages: 179
description: A modern classic, iEinstein#8217;s Dreams/i is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar.brbrNow translated into thirty languages, iEinstein#8217;s Dreams/i has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
language: English
title: Einstein's Dream-Canada
titlecomplete: Einstein's Dream-Canada
characters: Besso, Albert Einstein
genres: Time Travel, Physics, Fantasy, Literature, Novels, Philosophy, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 38964
places: Bern
publisher: Knopf Canada