Walter Isaacson on Einstein's 'Genius'

Geoffery Rush as Albert Einstein in Nat Geo's new TV show Genius.

The new television series "Genius" is based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Albert Einstein. Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and is the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe  (Simon & Schuster, 2017), the book that inspired the series. He revisits the themes of creativity and freedom that Einstein's story highlights.