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25: 339:. Some scenarios may involve exaggerations of true phenomena related to relativity, and some may be entirely fantastical. The book demonstrates the relationship each human being has to time, and thus spiritually affirms Einstein's theory of relativity. 296:. The performance was a benefit fundraiser for the Harpswell Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Lightman, whose mission is to advance a new generation of women leaders in 445: 663: 678: 346:, the 'universal force' (of love), purportedly elucidated in a letter from Einstein to his daughter, Lieserl, but the novel does not contain 'the letter'. 331:
about time that Einstein had during this period. The framework of the book consists of a prelude, three interludes, and an epilogue. Einstein's friend,
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song cycle by folk artist Randall Williams, orchestration by Leo Najar, first performed by the Bijou Orchestra in Bay City, Michigan in February 2011
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had its international debut in Lisbon in 2005. A concert performance of the Lessner-Rosenblum adaptation took place at
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in November, 2019, produced by the Prospect Theater Company and directed by Cara Reichel.
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was first adapted for the stage by David Gardiner and Ralf Remshardt and performed at the
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and has been translated into thirty languages. It was runner up for the 1994
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with book and lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner and music and lyrics by
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as a young scientist who is troubled by dreams as he works on his
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in 1905. The book consists of 30 chapters, each exploring one
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The novel is sometimes cited as the source of the apocryphal
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in 2001; it has also been performed in Beijing (2009).
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arts@MIT Press Release 3/19/2007: 'Einstein's Dreams'
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production of this stage version ran briefly at the
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Alan Lightman
ISBN
0679416463
Alan Lightman
bestseller
L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
National Public Radio
Talk of the Nation
Michiko Kakutani
Calvino
Jorge Luis Borges
University of Florida
off-off-Broadway
New York Fringe Festival
Joshua Rosenblum
Symphony Space
John Bolton
Kate Shindle

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