I just completed reading "Einstein" by Walter Isaacson and I loved it. What an amazing life. Several things struck my about Einstein as a person. First, he was an incredibly humble man. I think humility is a trait that helped make him great. No matter how great his achievements he was always in awe of the way the world had been made. I was also amazed by his degree of not conforming to society. The man was a rebel and spoke his mind at every turn. I particularly enjoyed learning about his time in the US where he took full advantage of freedom of speech. He had courage. He was also amazingly curious. He seems to have been able to ask the most basic questions about why something works the way it does or what would happen if and it took him to amazing places. His views on everything I found fascinating. If, like me, you knew little more that e=mc2 of Einstein I would highly recommend this easy read. His views on world society and government, the impact of nuclear proliferation, the goal of education, etc. are all super timely and relevant to today's debates.
