The Odd Boy Out - Albert Einstein
Creativity and imagination were very important to Albert Einstein.
If I were to have the good fortune to pass my examinations, I would go to Zurich. I would stay there for four years in order to study mathematics and physics. I imagine myself becoming a teacher in those branches of the natural sciences, choosing the theoretical part of them. Here are the reasons which lead me to this plan. Above all, it is my disposition for abstract and mathematical thought, and my lack of imagination and practical ability. In 1910, Einstein answered a basic question: 'Why ...

Albert Einstein Speaks
Albert Einstein A Genius in Sandals...
and you can go and sit in his lap. In fact, that is just what I did! It is a perfect representation of this modest, unassuming genius. This lens is dedicated to Albert Einstein the person; I leave Einstein the scientific genius to those more qualified. Since the statue makes me want to curl up at his knees and just listen to what he has to say about things, I decided to do just that, listen.

Quiz: How well do you know Albert Einstein?
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Albert Einstein is one of the most famous and important scientists of all times. I don't know where these brilliant people come from, if some genetic accident gave them ten times the normal brain power or if they were taught algebra in the cot. Maybe little Albert was dropped on his head as a baby? I don't know much about Einstein and maybe you don't either, but every day, all of us use (either directly or indirectly) products and services that depend on Einstein's theories. Lucky then, th...

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German scientist, whose theories completely changed our thinking about the universe and led to the development of atomic energy. In 1902-10 he published his ideas on the Theory of Relativity. He was appointed director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. With Hitler's rise to power, Einstein, a Jew, was forced to leave Germany. He took up a position at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton University, in the United States.