Albert Einstein's Lighter Side

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Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 â€" 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.  For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history.  He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".  The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics. (wiki)


Albert Einstein in 1921 (wiki)



Ullstein Bild / Granger Collection
Einstein as Teenager
This photo was taken in a Munich photo studio c. 1893, shortly before Einstein left high school
to join his family in Italy.

Courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute
Forward Looking
Einstein in 1898, after he entered Zurich Polytechnic.

Courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute
Summer Sailing
This never before published image is from an album named "Sailing Trip with Professor Einstein"
taken at the physicist's summer home near Berlin in 1919.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/

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Granger Collection
Coming to America
Einstein and his second wife, his cousin Elsa, leave on their first trip to the U.S., 1921.

Courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute
Honored Guest
A year after winning the Nobel Prize for physics, Einstein and Elsa visited Japan, 1922.
This photo has not been published before.

AP
Connection
Einstein attends a concert at the Great Synagogue in Berlin, 1930.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/

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New York Daily News / Getty Images
Show Time
With Charlie Chaplin (center) at the premiere of actor's film City Lights, Los Angeles, 1931.  Elsa is at the right.

AP
Out West
Einstein and Elsa pose with members of a Hopi tribe, March 1931.

Bettmann / Corbis
Farewell
The Einsteins are given a send-off at Pasadena Station before leaving for New York, March 1931.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/

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Courtesy of the Leo Baeck Institute
Balance
Riding a bicycle in Santa Barbara, California, 1933.


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Albert Einstein's alter ego...


 

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EINSTEIN was asked by his hostess at a social gathering to explain his theory of relativity. Said the great mathematician,

"Madam, I was once walking in the country on a hot day with a blind friend, and said that I would like a drink of milk."

"Milk?" said my friend, "Drink I know; but what is milk?"

"A white liquid," I replied.

"Liquid I know; but what is white?"

"The colour of a swan's feathers."

"Feathers I know; what is a swan?"

"A bird with a crooked neck."

"Neck I know; but what is this crooked?"

"Thereupon I lost patience. I seized his arm and straightened it. "That's straight," I said; and then I bent it at the elbow. "That's crooked."

"Ah!" said the blind man, "Now I know what you mean by milk!" -- http://oaks.nvg.org/

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One day during a speaking tour, Albert Einstein’s driver, who often sat at the back of the hall during his lectures, remarked that he could probably give the lecture himself, having heard it so many times. Sure enough, at the next stop on the tour, Einstein and the driver switched places, with Einstein sitting at the back in his driver’s uniform.

Having delivered a flawless lecture, the driver was asked a difficult question by a member of the audience. “Well, the answer to that question is quite simple,” he casually replied. “I bet my driver, sitting up at the back there, could answer it…”


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Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He couldn’t find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn’t there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn’t find it. Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn’t find it.

The conductor said, ‘Dr. Einstein, I know who you are. We all know who you are. I’m sure you bought a ticket. Don’t worry about it.’

Einstein nodded appreciatively. The conductor continued down the aisle punching tickets. As he was ready to move to the next car, he turned around and saw the great physicist down on his hands and knees looking under his seat for his ticket.

The conductor rushed back and said, ‘Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don’t worry, I know who you are. No problem. You don’t need a ticket. I’m sure you bought one.’

Einstein looked at him and said, ‘Young man, I too, know who I am. What I don’t know is where I’m going.” -- http://hasnain.wordpress.com/


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