Genius, refugee, Casanova, high school dropout. Albert Einstein contained multitudes, as TLS science editor Samuel Graydon reveals in his unique biography Einstein In Time And Space.

His name today is shorthand for genius. But Albert Einstein was also a refugee, a rebel, a Casanova, a pacifist and a high school dropout.

In his unique biography Einstein In Time And Space, TLS science editor Samuel Graydon brings one of the last century’s most iconic and influential figures back to life, from escaping the Nazis and his lost daughter to declining the presidency of Israel and attempting to cheer up his parrot by telling jokes.

Buy a copy of Einstein In Time and Space by Samuel Graydon from Blackwells.

This event will last approximately 1 hour, without an interval. 

About the speakers:

Samuel Graydon is the science editor at the Times Literary Supplement. He has published short fiction and poetry and won an Alpine fellowship. He lives in Bath with his wife and son. Einstein in Time and Space is his first book.

Daniel Glaser is Director of Science Engagement at the Royal Institution, was a Winston Churchill Fellow in 2019 and Founding Director of Science Gallery London. He was previously Head of Engaging Science at the Wellcome Trust, responsible for all external funding for public engagement and the arts. His scientific background involves brain imaging of the visual system.