A Truly Beautiful Mind

The chapter is a biographical account of Nobel laureate and “scientific genius” Albert Einstein.

A not-so-great childhood

Born on 14 March, 1879, in Ulm, Germany, Albert Einstein was an unusual child. As a toddler he started talking late. His own mother considered him a freak and his playmates called him “Brother Boring”. He did not mix up with other children and spent much of his time playing with mechanical toys all by himself. Once, a headmast…