Einstein’s Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius

(W.W. Norton) Instead of focusing on Einstein’s many successes, Ohanian turns to his mistakes, both careless and fruitful, in this forensic biography. The author attempts to recover a sense of Einstein as a discoverer, rather than a sage. From his intellectual to his personal life, Ohanian explores the processes and personality traits that guided Einstein’s genius. Ohanian has taught at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Vermont and has written several textbooks on physics.