Einstein’s desk photographed a day after his death, 1955
Albert Einstein, whose theories exploded and reshaped our ideas of how the universe works, died on April 18, 1955, of heart failure. He was 76. His funeral and cremation were intensely private affairs,...
View ArticleAlbert Einstein’s matriculation certificate, 1896
This puts to rest that urban legend that Einstein was a “bad student”, although he received a three in French. He did, apparently, receive straight sixes in algebra, geometry, physics, and – history!...
View ArticleEinstein at the beach, 1939
Pictured here in September 1939, Einstein relaxes on the beach near his Long Island summer home with friend and local department store owner David Rothman. After some initial confusion in the store...
View ArticleThe Solvay Conference, probably the most intelligent picture ever taken, 1927
The Solvay Conference, founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912, was considered a turning point in the world of physics. Located in Brussels, the conferences were devoted to...
View ArticleEinstein sticking his tongue out, 1951
The shot was taken on Einstein’s 72nd birthday right after an event in his honor was finished at Princeton on March 14, 1951. While walking with Dr Frank Aydelotte, the former head of the Institute for...
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