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The most important scientist of the twentieth century, and its 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 exa…
Levensbeschrijving van de belangrijkste wetenschapper en van de belangrijkste kunstenaar van de twintigste eeuw waarin vooral de parallellen tussen de twee mannen naar voren komen.
A parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men, focusing on their greatest achievements.
""Miller is an excellent historian ... and a fine biographer ... [His] artful arrangement of his conclusions ... makes the book something of an intellectual thriller.""--New York Times Book Review.]]>
"This parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men focuses on their greatest achievements: Einstein's special theory of relativity and Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the painting that brought art into the twentieth century. When they produced these …
A parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men, focusing on their greatest achievements.
The internationally renowned contributors go beyond both science wars and culture wars by exploring substantive links between systems of visual representation and knowledge in science and art. Contributors include Svetlana Alpers, Jonathan Crary, Arnold Davidson, Carlo Ginzburg,…
The internationally renowned contributors go beyond both science wars and culture wars by exploring substantive links between systems of visual representation and knowledge in science and art. Contributors include Svetlana Alpers, Jonathan Crary, Arnold Davidson, Carlo Ginzburg,…
Picturing science, producing art
Picturing science producing art
Picturing science, producing art
The internationally renowned contributors go beyond both science wars and culture wars by exploring substantive links between systems of visual representation and knowledge in science and art. Contributors include Svetlana Alpers, Jonathan Crary, Arnold Davidson, Carlo Ginzburg,…
The internationally renowned contributors go beyond both science wars and culture wars by exploring substantive links between systems of visual representation and knowledge in science and art. Contributors include Svetlana Alpers, Jonathan Crary, Arnold Davidson, Carlo Ginzburg,…