Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance Book

Prologue: The Sacred and the Profane, ix

Part One. Runaways


1 On the Road, 3
2 Coffeehouse Wars, 19
3 The Rose of Hungary, 28
4 The Cheshire's Grin, 40
5 Family Values, 53


Part Two. Relative Motions


6 The White World, 69
7 Irreversible Acts, 81
8 The Boys of Physics, 93
9 The Seacoast of Bohemia, 109
10 Six Weeks in May, 124


Part Three. The Revolutionary At Home


11 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, 143
12 Quantum Doubts, 161
13 In the Company of Microbes, 176
14 The Man Who Abhorred Baths, 193
15 The Witches' Sabbath, 207


Part Four. Gravity's Rainbow


16 The Joy of Falling, 221
17 King of the Hill, 232
18 The Last Waltz, 248
19 The Landscape of Bad Dreams, 265
20 The November Revolution, 283
21 Quantum Times, 299


Part Five. Master Of The Universe


22 Mach's Revenge, or, The War of the World Matter, 313
23 The Belly of the Beast, 327
24 The Last Scoundrel, 336
25 The Melted World, 351


Epilogue, 373
Notes, 381
Bibliography, 407
Index, 411