Einstein's Dreams

Einstein’s Dreams is the fictional story of Albert Einstein, and his creation of a new theory of time. The story was written in 1905, after Einstein had come up with the general theory of relativity. The dream stories were created, supposedly to inspire Einstein to create his theory of relativity. Each story shows a different relationship between time and space. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar. Now translated into thirty languages, Einstein’s Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.