The French political philosopher Raymond Aron once observed that the twentieth century "could have been Germany's century." In 1900, the country was Europe's preeminent power, its material strength and strident militaristic ethos apparently balanced by a vital culture and extraordinary scientific achievement. It was poised to achieve greatness. In
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"Stern's portrait of [Einstein] is sparklingly comic and profound. . . . He writes with the wisdom and truth of a historian who never fails to empathize with the human uncertainty and frailty that operate in extreme as well as everyday historical conditions. . . . No one has written better on the country's rise and fall than Fritz Stern."--Jackie Wullschlager. Financial Times