I Am Albert Einstein

Book by Brad Meltzer

I Am Albert Einstein

Author| Brad Meltzer
Illustrator| Chris Eliopoulos
Language| English
Series| Ordinary People Change the World
Genre| Children's Book
Publisher| Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

Publication date

| 2014
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (Hardback)
Pages| 40 pp
ISBN| 9780803740846
OCLC| 864709674

I Am Albert Einstein is a 2014 children's book written by Brad Meltzer in the "Ordinary People Change the World" series. It follows the adventures of a young Albert Einstein learning important lessons.

## Plot synopsis

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The book features a young Albert Einstein, before he discovered the theory of relativity. As a child, young Albert Einstein was given a compass that fascinated him. No matter which way he turned it, it pointed north. The compass had a profound impact on his life. It inspired him to never stop being curious, and never stop discovering.

## I Am Albert Einstein

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The idea for the "Ordinary People Change the World" series came to Meltzer as he was shopping for his young daughter. All he saw in the racks were many T-shirts with princesses and loud mouth athletes. Meltzer wanted to give his daughter real heroes, ordinary people who stood up for what is right and changed the world. Together with award-winning comics artist Chris Eliopoulos, Meltzer created the "Ordinary People Change the World" children's book series. Each book features the story of a hero when they were a child. The publisher has ordered 12 books in the series.

## Press

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The book was named the #3 best children's nonfiction book of 2014 by Amazon.[1] When I Am Rosa Parks was released, all previous three books in the "Ordinary People Change the World" series appeared simultaneously on the New York Times Bestseller List: I Am Rosa Parks at #2; I Am Abraham Lincoln at #6; and I Am Amelia Earhart at #8.[2]

Meltzer was featured on many morning news shows to discuss the books, including CBS This Morning.[3]

## See also

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* Illana Katz, co-author of 1995 children's storybook, In a World of His Own: A Storybook About Albert Einstein

## References

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1. ^ "Best Books of the Year 2014: Nonfiction Children's Books". Amazon. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
2. ^ "New York Times Bestseller List". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
3. ^ "Historic Heroes Come to Life In Children's Books". CBS News. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

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Albert Einstein

Physics|

* Theory of relativity
* Special relativity
* General relativity
* Mass–energy equivalence (E=mc2)
* Brownian motion
* Photoelectric effect
* Einstein coefficients
* Einstein solid
* Equivalence principle
* Einstein field equations
* Einstein radius
* Einstein relation (kinetic theory)
* Einstein ring
* Cosmological constant
* Bose–Einstein condensate
* Bose–Einstein statistics
* Bose–Einstein correlations
* Einstein–Cartan theory
* Einstein–Infeld–Hoffmann equations
* Einstein–de Haas effect
* EPR paradox
* Bohr–Einstein debates
* Teleparallelism
* Thought experiments
* Unsuccessful investigations
* Wave–particle duality
* Gravitational wave
* Tea leaf paradox

Works|

* Annus mirabilis papers (1905)
* "Investigations on the Theory of Brownian Movement" (1905)
* Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (1916)
* The Meaning of Relativity (1922)
* The World as I See It (1934)
* The Evolution of Physics (1938)
* "Why Socialism?" (1949)
* Russell–Einstein Manifesto (1955)

In popular
culture|

* Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Relativitäts-Theorie (1922 documentary)
* The Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923 documentary)
* Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994 documentary)
* Insignificance (1985 film)
* Young Einstein (1988 film)
* Picasso at the Lapin Agile (1993 play)
* I.Q. (1994 film)
* Einstein's Gift (2003 play)
* Einstein and Eddington (2008 TV film)
* Genius (2017 series)
* Oppenheimer (2023 film)

Prizes|

* Albert Einstein Award
* Albert Einstein Medal
* Kalinga Prize
* Albert Einstein Peace Prize
* Albert Einstein World Award of Science
* Einstein Prize for Laser Science
* Einstein Prize (APS)

Books about
Einstein|

* Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel
* Einstein and Religion
* Einstein for Beginners
* Einstein: His Life and Universe
* Einstein in Oxford
* Einstein on the Run
* Einstein's Cosmos
* I Am Albert Einstein
* Introducing Relativity
* Subtle is the Lord

Family|

* Mileva Marić (first wife)
* Elsa Einstein (second wife; cousin)
* Lieserl Einstein (daughter)
* Hans Albert Einstein (son)
* Pauline Koch (mother)
* Hermann Einstein (father)
* Maja Einstein (sister)
* Eduard Einstein (son)
* Robert Einstein (cousin)
* Bernhard Caesar Einstein (grandson)
* Evelyn Einstein (granddaughter)
* Thomas Martin Einstein (great-grandson)
* Siegbert Einstein (distant cousin)

Related|

* Awards and honors
* Brain
* House
* Memorial
* Political views
* Religious views
* Things named after
* Einstein–Oppenheimer relationship
* Albert Einstein Archives
* Einstein's Blackboard
* Einstein Papers Project
* Einstein refrigerator
* Einsteinhaus
* Einsteinium
* Max Talmey
* Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists

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* Biography
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* Children's literature
* Science
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