The Man Who Stalked Einstein, Bruce J. Hillman
The Man Who Stalked Einstein, Bruce J. Hillman
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The Man Who Stalked Einstein
How Nazi Scientist Philipp Lenard Changed the Course of History

Author: Bruce J. Hillman, Birgit Ertl-Wagner, Bernd C. Wagner

Narrator: Arthur Morey

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2016

Synopsis

By the end of World War I, Albert Einstein had become the face of the new science of theoretical physics and had made some powerful enemies. One of those enemies, Nobel Prize winner Philipp Lenard, spent a career trying to discredit him. Their story of conflict, pitting Germany’s most widely celebrated Jew against the Nazi scientist who was to become Hitler’s chief advisor on physics, had an impact far exceeding what the scientific community felt at the time. Indeed, their mutual antagonism affected the direction of science long after 1933, when Einstein took flight to America and changed the history of two nations. The Man Who Stalked Einstein details the tense relationship between Einstein and Lenard, their ideas and actions, during the eventful period between World War I and World War II.

About Bruce J. Hillman

Bruce J. Hillman, MD, has distinguished himself as a health services researcher, clinical trialist, and author of both medical articles and short stories published in elite magazines and journals. He is professor and former chair of radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He has published over three hundred medical articles, book chapters, and editorials, including his 2010 book for the lay public, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: How Medical Imaging Is Changing Health Care. Dr. Hillman has served as editor-in-chief of three medical journals, including his current position with the Journal of the American College of Radiology. He was deputy editor of the online literary and humanities journal, Hospital Drive, and has published eight short stories in such journals as the Connecticut Review, Compass Rose, and Aethlon, the Journal of Sport Literature.

About Birgit Ertl-Wagner

Birgit Ertl-Wagner is a professor of radiology, radiologist, and neuroradiologist at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Hospital. She is section chief for magnetic resonance imaging at LMU’s Institute of Clinical Radiology. Prof. Ertl-Wagner is also associate international editor for the Journal of the American College of Radiology and a regular reviewer for numerous national and international journals.

About Bernd C. Wagner

Bernd C. Wagner, PhD, is a senior manager in the IT service industry following a successful career in consulting and corporate strategy. He studied history and philosophy in Munich and Edinburgh and the University of Bochum, Germany, where he wrote his thesis on the topic “ IG Auschwitz.” He authored a book based on his thesis detailing the involvement of German industry in the genocide conducted at Auschwitz, and he was coeditor of two books on related topics.

About Arthur Morey

Arthur Morey has recorded countless audiobooks, including titles by such authors as M. Scott Peck, John Updike, Richard Russo, Anne Tyler, and John Irving. He attended Harvard and the University of Chicago and has taught performance and writing at Fordham, Northwestern, and the Art Institute of Chicago.  Arthur has appeared in a host of off-Broadway and off-Loop productions.  He has won three AudioFile Magazine 'Best Of' Awards: in 2011 for BIOGRAPHY & HISTORY, in for History & Historical Fiction, and in 2009 for Nonfiction & Culture.  His work has also garnered multiple AudioFile Earphones awards, and he has been nominated for an Audie Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on March 13, 2016

Bruce J. Hillman, M.D. is Professor of Radiology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and a well known medical researcher. Dr. Hillman tells the little known story of the antagonistic relationship between Albert Einstein and German physicist Philipp Lenard. Both were brilliant German bo......more

Goodreads review by John on December 04, 2017

Philipp Lenard was the German physicist and deserved Nobel laureate who became an early convert to Nazism, rose through the power structures of the ascendant Nazi Party and, with his younger sycophant Johannes Starck, for a number of years effectively took over the administration and practice of sci......more

Goodreads review by Harry on June 19, 2015

THE MAN WHO STALKED EINSTEIN is the true story of the conflict between renowned scientists Philipp Lenard and Albert Einstein. The conflict was both professional and personal. Lenard, a brilliant physicist by his own right, allowed his arrogance to drive his anti-Semitic values to the point of destr......more

Goodreads review by Jane on December 11, 2018

World War 2 Story This is an interesting book. It describes the lengths the Germans went through to discredit Einstein as as sciencetist . I had always assumed that it was the usual antiSemitismthat caused him to move to America.But this author shows that he was made a particular target and that he w......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on August 27, 2019

Interesting insights into the lives of Einstein and Lenard and the scientific landscape of Nazi Germany.......more

Quotes

“This very accessible popular science book will engage readers interested in physics, World War II, history, and biography.” Library Journal

“A deeply fascinating, deeply sad book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of modern science.” Booklist

“History of the clash between ‘German’ and ‘Jewish’ physics in the early decades of the last century. That clash explains why Albert Einstein ended up at Princeton and why his self-appointed nemesis, Philipp Lenard, ended his years stripped of academic rank but worshipping Adolf Hitler to the end…[whose] larger punishment lies in being mostly forgotten today.” Kirkus Reviews

“Narrator Arthur Morey injects a hint of Einstein’s real-life persona into the famous scientist’s voice in this audiobook. Philipp Lenard, a rival and doubter of Einstein, rose to power in Nazi Germany as Hitler’s science advisor. Their story is told dramatically, with Morey capturing the essence of the battle between pacifism and the Nazi regime. Here is science, of course, including discussions of quantum physics, as well as personal drama, including details of Einstein’s marital problems. The story also covers the atmosphere in Germany’s scientific community at that time and touches on Edward Teller’s interest in developing a hydrogen bomb for the US. The authors thoroughly cover the intersections of science with politics and war.” AudioFile

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