The Einstein Enigma: A Novel

Every once in a while comes a book you just want to tell the whole world about. This is such a book. A thriller, it will you give a semester's worth of physics and mix it up with God talk, to get your juices going.In the story, the protagonist is out to decipher Einstein's "God Formula," which sets out to prove scientifically the existence of God.This book is so well-researched and well-written that it makes all the science stuff easy to understand. It's not confusing, just complex. But if you follow the plot, you'll simply go "wow!"If you ever wondered why we're here, this book will leave you thinking for days. It's a thinking reader's delight, and you owe it to yourself to check out this promising author.

If one accepts that which seems to be fact, given the Bibliography that was used, then it is very creditable in it's conclusions. As a novel it seems to me to be a disguise or vehicle to make creditable (that word again) the intent of disclosure?It should be noted that the Bibliography that I mentioned is in the hard copy version & does not appear in the soft back version. I FELL THAT IS A SHAME. As it provides considerable credence to the story line, even given that it is a novel?? I am an accredited Teacher of Comparative religions, although well retired these days. I am also a Mechanical Engineer & a Teacher of Social Science. Kindest regards.

This book was a DaVinci Code in reverse. It uses the story to give some rather wild, but interesting claims about biblical stories and theology in general. I consider myself an Agnostic, but this book definitely gave me something to think about.

This is the second book in a series that contains the protagonist Tomás Noronha. I have read the third book, "O Sétimo Selo" which has not been published in English yet, but they both are extremely interesting.(The books aren't tied to each other so you do not need to reed them in order.)This book focuses on Science(specifically Physics) and Religion and how they explain the universe, God, and why we are all here. The explanation of the Physics aspects can get a bit heavy but it is simplified just enough to be understandable to the average reader.It is a must read!!

This book was very difficult reading for the non-scientific types; however, I found it fascinating and satisfying. Since reading this book, I have heard a lecture and read another book both of which touched on many of the issues discussed in this work. Must be read when you are feeling alert and able to concentrate.

Scientific background is pretty good but the story kind of weak.

That is one awesome book.

One of the best books that I have read

Informative and entertaining. Much food for thought. Meade me stop and think about this lancet, the inivers and life.

Loved it, a mix between scientific facts, police novel and romance.

Ottimo libro, raccomandato per l'intreccio tra storie e fizione

This is the fourth novel written by the Portuguese award-winning journalist and best-selling writer José Rodrigues dos Santos. It was first published in 2006 in Portugal. The novel narrates the search for the scientific proof of God's existence based on a formula developed by Einstein himself. The adventure takes place in Egypt, Iran, Tibet and Portugal, with the involvement of the CIA. The book presents an innovative view about the origins of the universe, based on recent physics theories.I have read the first edition published in Portuguese and the first two chapters of this English version. So far this seems like a very good translation. The authors has a very clear but elaborated style of writing. He masters the use of adjectives while describing everything that surrounds the story. Everything is very well described but not exaggeratedly, his descriptions sound like poetry. I am sure you will discover a few more words and good ways to apply it.The story is exciting and contains plenty of information about many different subjects. You will probably end up saying to yourself something like "so this is how this works" or "I had no idea - it is amazing".As Jose Rodrigues dos Santos achieves international recognition as a writer, many have compared him to Dan Brown. Indeed I have done exactly the same, by referring to him as "the Portuguese Dan Brown" since I first read his novels featuring the cryptanalyst Tomas Noronha. Tough Jose Rodrigues dos Santos deserves merit and recognition without references to any other author. If you enjoyed Dan Brown's novels featuring Robert Langdon you will certainly not be disappointed - at all.The below is an excerpt of the novel's summary imprinted in this edition's dust cover."Cairo, Egypt - today. World-famous cryptanalyst Thomas Noronha is waiting on the front steps of the Egyptian Museum when an attractive, dark-haired woman approaches and invites him to lunch in the Muslim quarter. Her name is Ariana Pakravan. Over the course of their lunch she hires Thomas to decipher a cryptogram hidden in a secret document that has recently been discovered and is under heavy security in Tehran. Penned by Albert Einstein, the manuscript's title is, simply, Die Gottesformel: The God Formula.Thus begins a story of love and treason, a fast-paced adventure that takes Thomas and Ariana on a breathtaking pursuit from Cairo to Lhasa, from Princeton to Tehran, from Coimbra to Shigatse. Along the way, The Einstein Enigma offers up a mystic fusion of science and religion, a meeting of Einstein and God in an unforgettable spiritual search, and a mind-bending trip to the source of time, the essence of the universe, and the meaning of life." ('The Einstein Enigma', William Morrow and Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2010)

Was a gift for my partner