Writer and futurist Bodanis (Passionate Minds) imparts fresh insight into the genius—and failures—of the 20th century’s most celebrated scientist. Einstein learned early on to follow his own curiosity ...

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As a boy, German-born scientific genius Albert Einstein felt misunderstood by his parents and teachers. Yet he maintained his sense of humor and his drive to understand the world around him. In the ...

Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusion: mass and energy are one, related by the formula ...

Albert Einstein won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect” but is best known for his ...

After analyzing “lost” photographs of Einstein’s intact brain from his 1955 autopsy it became irrefutable that every lobe of his brain differed from the human norm. Weighing in at 1,230 grams the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Geoffrey Rush stars as Albert Einstein in National Geographic's "Genius," a scripted drama series ...

Origins of genius. Victorian childhood ; Coming of age ; Annus mirabilis ; Only the beginning -- "The happiest thought of my life." Interlude one. The romance of many dimensions ; Glimpsing a solution ...