First published 2019
In a whirlwind of scientific breakthroughs and personal unraveling, this book plunges readers into the turbulent lives of history's most brilliant minds. From the pioneering discoveries of Fritz Haber and Alexander Grothendieck to the moral quandaries faced by Werner Heisenberg and Erwin Schrödinger, Labatut weaves a gripping tale of how the quest for knowledge can exact a devastating personal toll. As these luminaries grapple with the most profound questions of existence, their strokes of genius reshape the world - for better or for worse. The lines between madness and brilliance blur in this chilling exploration of the human cost of progress.
Genres: 20th-century, biography-memoir, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
192 pages · Hardcover · Pushkin Press