1 Einstein is a great American scientist. His Theory of Relativity had a profound impact on modern physics and changed mankind's understanding of the world and the universe.
The content of his book "The Theory of Relativity" is very profound and many scientists cannot understand it. Once, a group of college students happily pestered him and asked him to explain in layman's terms what the "theory of relativity" was.
He blinked mysteriously and said with a smile: "You sit next to a beautiful girl for two hours, and it feels like only one minute has passed. If you are next to a stove, After sitting for only one minute, it felt like two hours had passed. This is the 'theory of relativity'!"
2 Einstein worked tirelessly on scientific research, but he was often absent-minded about some trivial matters in life. In 1933, he went to work in the graduate school of Princeton University. One day, the phone in the office of the dean of the institute suddenly rang. The secretary picked up the receiver and heard the other party speaking English with a heavy German accent:
"Is the dean here?"
"I'm sorry, the dean is out." The secretary answer.
"So, maybe... you can tell me where Professor Einstein lives?"
At that time, the university authorities had a rule that outsiders were absolutely not allowed to harass Einstein. This is to allow him to concentrate on his research work. Therefore, she politely refused to tell the other party Einstein's address. At this time, the voice on the phone receiver became lower:
"Please don't tell anyone, I am Professor Einstein. I want to go home, but I forgot where my home is."
p>3 There are also many interesting stories about his humility, simplicity and humor. A middle school student heard from his teacher that Einstein was a famous mathematician, so he wrote to him to ask for advice on the solution to a geometry problem. Although Einstein was busy, he loved young people, so he wrote a reply to the child in his own hand and solved geometry problems for him.
Einstein’s neighbor had a twelve-year-old girl who always loved to play at Einstein’s house after school. When the mother found out, she scolded the child and ran to apologize to Einstein, saying that the child was ignorant and wasted a lot of his precious time. Einstein smiled nonchalantly and said, "You don't have to mind. She brought me cookies to eat, and I taught her how to do math problems. However, I probably learned more from her than she learned from me." There are more!”
There are countless interesting things like this. Einstein was such an ordinary but great scientist.