Discover the overlapping synergy between music and great ideas in history in new book
Douglas Wadle announces publication of 'Einstein's Violin'
LIVINGSTON, Mont., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Relying on extensive research, "Einstein's Violin: The Love Affair between Science, Music, and History's Most Creative Thinkers" (published by Archway Publishing) by Douglas Wadle tells the story of how music alters the pattern recognition software in people's brains, enabling more creative problem solving.
"Einstein's Violin" begins with the premise that music is ubiquitous in human cultures around the globe — not one lacks music in some form. It has been part of humanity's evolutionary history and probably even predated language. With a firm biological footing in a multitude of areas throughout the brain, it has become integrated into our daily thought processes, especially regarding pattern recognition and being able to see complex interrelationships. Just as Sherlock Holmes does in Doyle's fictional detective stories, Einstein frequently played the violin when he was challenged by difficult problems. Indeed, being a musician seems to be more the rule than the exception when it comes to Nobel laureates.
"I think, and hope, it will stimulate a lot of meditation and discussion about music's role in our lives," Wadle says. "People who have thought that it would be a waste of time—'at my age!'—to learn an instrument might decide otherwise. And maybe it will engender a greater interest in the unique complexities of classical music that allow it to have the same power 400 years later as it had when it was first written."
"Einstein's Violin" is available for purchase online at the Archway link above, from Barnes & Noble and on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Einsteins-Violin-Historys-Creative-Thinkers/dp/1665717793.
"Einstein's Violin"
By Douglas Wadle
Hardcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 228 pages | ISBN 9781665717816
Softcover | 5.5 x 8.5 in | 228 pages | ISBN 9781665717793
E-Book | 228 pages | ISBN 9781665717809
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Douglas Wadle is an internal medicine physician in Livingston, Montana. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from Eckerd College, and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Colorado. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians. The author is a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington where he enjoys teaching students and residents and has been recognized for excellence in teaching.
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