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Einstein- Husband, Lover and Father

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the man-myth-and-hairdo dept.

evilsheep writes "A large collection of correspondence shedding light on Einstein's personal life and perspectives was made public today by The Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Spanning almost 3500 pages, the correspondence encompasses letters to and from his first and second wives and children between the years 1912- 1955.This newly released batch of letters fill in details to create a 'higher resolution' image of Einstein beyond what was previously known of his personal life. The collection has been in the Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University for many years, but was not made public in accordance with the will of Einstein's stepdaughter, Margot, who specified that they not be revealed until 20 years after her death. Margot died in July 1986. Einstein wrote almost daily letters to his second wife Elsa and to her daughter Margot whilst away from home about delivering and listening to boring lectures, playing music with friends, or trying to stop smoking."

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  1. Wow! by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So Albert Einstein is actually human. For all these years, I thought he existed only in Apple's "Think Different" advertisements.

  2. stopping smoking by kisrael · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You don't have to be Einstein to know smoking is bad for you... but it doesn't hurt!"

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    SO YOU'RE GOING TO DIE: The Comic for Dealing with Death
    1. Re:stopping smoking by frosty_tsm · · Score: 3, Funny

      You beat me to it. I was going to try something like:

      Inspirational Phrases Based on Einstein's Weaknesses:
      - Even Einstein had trouble with math.
      - Einstein was one of the best minds of the 20th century, but couldn't figure out a way to quit smoking.

  3. Higher Resolution by Kesch · · Score: 4, Funny
    batch of letters fill in details to create a 'higher resolution' image of Einstein


    I thought PBS already made a better resolution picture Einstein when they began broadcasting their shows in HD. Does this mean I can get him in 1080p now?
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  4. Re:CNN's Article by not+already+in+use · · Score: 5, Funny

    Start talking quantum physics to a woman and it's not long before the clothes come off.

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    Similes are like metaphors
  5. Re:CNN's Article by kisrael · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the trouble with women, the faster you know they are, the harder it is to know where to find 'em.

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    SO YOU'RE GOING TO DIE: The Comic for Dealing with Death
  6. Obligatory joke by photonic · · Score: 3, Funny
    I heard to following story about Einstein and his wife, who was apparently very pretty. Could be an urban legend...

    Wife to Einstein:
    Imagine that we would have kids together: they might be as smart as you and as pretty as me.

    Einstein to wife:
    But what if they would be as ugly as me and as stupid as you?

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    karma police: arrest this man, he talks in maths; he buzzes like a fridge, he's like a detuned radio. [radiohead]
  7. Re:Does it have the part where he fucks his cousin by willabr · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, it's all relative.

  8. Re:CNN's Article by williw · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's the trouble with women, the faster you know they are, the harder it is to know where to find 'em.

    Wrong physicist :-)

    And that's why he got so much tail, because he never believed in that stuff. They just gravitated toward him.