The spark of Einstein in 8 stories.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Nobel Prize
Physics in 1921, enjoyed a very quick mind of a brilliant comedian
* 1 *
A reporter asked Einstein:
- 'Can I have you explain the Law of Relativity? "
And Einstein answered
- 'Can you explain how you fry an egg? "
The reporter looked puzzled and replied:
- 'Well, yes, yes I can. "
To which Einstein replied,
- 'Well, do it, but I imagine that it
it's an egg, or a pan, or oil, nor the
fire. "
* 2 *
During the Nazi Einstein, because of being Jewish,
should support a war against contrived to
to discredit their research. One of these attempts
when he compiled the opinions of 100 scientists
that contradicted those of
Einstein, published in a book called 'One Hundred Authors Against Einstein
. " This Einstein
said
- "Why a hundred?. If I was wrong
would take only one. "
* 3 *
In a lecture given by Einstein College
France, the French writer Paul Valery asked
- 'Professor Einstein, when you have an original idea,
what does? Does notes in a notebook or on
loose leaf? "
To which Einstein replied,
- 'When I have an original idea not forget me. "
* 4 *
Einstein had three nationalities: German, Swiss and American
. At the end of his life, a reporter asked
had potential impact on its reputation
these changes.
Einstein said
- 'If my theories would have been false, the U.S.
say that I was a Swiss physicist, the Swiss
was a German scientist, and the German astronomer
was a Jew.
* 5 *
In 1919, Einstein was invited by the English lord
Haldane to share an evening with
different personalities. Among these was an aristocrat very
interested in the work of the physicist.
After a long conversation, the Englishman told
Einstein had recently lost his butler and
had not yet found a replacement.
- 'The line of pants I've had to do I
same, and pressing it took me almost two hours. "
to what Einstein said:
- 'I know you'll tell me. Do you see the wrinkles in my pants
? For I have taken almost five years in
get them. "
* 6 *
In a social gathering crossed Marilyn Monroe with
Albert Einstein and she suggested:
- 'What teacher says, should get married and have a child together
? Fancy a drink with my beauty and intelligence
? '. Einstein
seriously replied
- "Unfortunately I fear that the experiment goes on
reverse and end up with a child with my beauty and your intelligence
."
* 7 *
is said that in a social gathering
Einstein coincided with the actor Charles Chaplin. In the course of the conversation
, Einstein told Chaplin:
- 'What I've always admired about you is that his art is universal
, everyone understands you and admires him. "
To which Chaplin said
- 'His is much more worthy of respect: everybody admires
and virtually no one understands. "
* 8 \u200b\u200b*
And finally one of the favorite jokes
Einstein told in meetings with politicians and scientists.
is said that in the 20's when Albert Einstein
becoming known for his Theory of Relativity
was frequently requested by
universities to give lectures. Since not
loved driving the car yet
found it very convenient to get around, engaged the services of a chauffeur
. After several days
travel, Einstein told the driver
how boring it was to repeat the same thing over and over again
.
- 'If you want, "said the driver, so I can replace
overnight. I have heard his lecture so many times that I can recite word for word. "
Einstein agreed, before arriving at the following location
exchanged their clothes and
Einstein took the wheel.
reached the room where it was to hold the conference
as none of these known to Einstein scholars, not the charade was discovered.
The driver described the conference heard repeated so many times
Einstein.
the end, a teacher in the audience made him a
question. The driver had no idea what the answer could be
however
had a spark of inspiration and said,
- 'The question to me is so simple that I will answer it
that the person is at
end of the room ... that is my driver. "
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