A Truly Beautiful Mind & The Lake Isle of Innisfree

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Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His mother thought he was a freak because his head seemed much too large for his age.

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Einstein didn't talk until age two-and-a-half, and when he did speak, he said everything twice. He had difficulty with other children who called him 'Brother Boring,' so he mostly played alone and lov…

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Einstein said 'Fine, but where are her wheels?' because he loved mechanical toys and expected his sister to have wheels like his toys.

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A headmaster told Einstein's father that it wouldn't matter what profession Einstein chose because 'he'll never make a success at anything.' However, Einstein was actually a good student who scored go…

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Einstein hated the school's regimentation and often clashed with his teachers. He felt so stifled by the strict discipline that he left the school for good at age 15.

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Einstein continued his education in German-speaking Switzerland, in a city that was more liberal than Munich. This allowed him to study in a more open and flexible environment.

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Mileva Maric was a Serbian fellow student whom Einstein called a 'clever creature.' She studied at the University of Zurich, one of the few European universities where women could get degrees. Einstei…

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Einstein jokingly called his desk drawer the 'bureau of theoretical physics' because while he was supposed to assess other people's inventions, he was actually developing his own scientific ideas in s…