by Gary S. Berger | Dec 22, 2023 | Albert Einstein Biography, Book Excerpt
We believe this to be Einstein’s last signed photograph. The recipient was Andrew J. Robell, a student at Princeton in 1955. In an affidavit that accompanies the photograph, he explained the circumstances surrounding Einstein’s signature: “I learned that Albert...
by Gary S. Berger | Nov 30, 2023 | Famous Equation
Albert Einstein is known throughout the world for his theory of relativity. He was only 16 years old when he made his first “rather childish” thought experiments relating to it, as he later recalled. “If a person could run after a light wave with the same speed as...
by Gary S. Berger | Nov 27, 2023 | Famous Equation, Book Excerpt
Einstein’s most famous equation, E=mc2 is also the world’s most famous equation. People often ask, what does E=mc2 mean; why is E=mc2 so famous; why is speed of light in E=mc2; and what is E=mc2 used for today? This brief article answers these questions, based on...
by Gary S. Berger | Oct 22, 2023 | Albert Einstein Biography
Q: What did Einstein say about imagination? A: Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” This quote is featured on the opening page and the back cover of Einstein: The Man and His Mind. In it,...
by Gary S. Berger | Sep 17, 2023 | Albert Einstein Biography, Book Excerpt, Einstein Writers
Albert Einstein’s First Signed Photo Signed Photographs of Albert Einstein that were taken before he became famous are extremely rare. The first image of Einstein shown in Einstein: The Man and His Mind (page 16) is the earliest known signed Einstein photo. We...
