TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eisinger, Josef
TI  - Einstein on the road
SN  - 9781616144609
U1  - 530.092 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Prometheus Books
KW  - Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 - Diaries
KW  - Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 - Travel
N2  - Just when one thinks that one has read every possible book about Einstein there comes along the new and delightful Einstein on the Road by the physicist Josef Eisinger. Once Einstein became famous he was invited to make several visits to places like Japan and Uruguay. He kept a diary that makes it clear that these trips were no picnic. Apart from the lectures, he was expected to appear at all sorts of social functions and wear the dreaded tuxedo. He was also �graded� by the local German consuls who gave him high marks for exporting German culture. This was at the time when he was being vilified in Germany. The book is full of surprises and is a pleasure to read. (http://www.prometheusbooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37_186&products_id=2078)
ER  -