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Article: PERSPECTIVE : Einstein = icon; As the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the most important year in Albert Einstein's life, Dr Steven Cutts looks at who he was, what he did and why everybody rips him off.(Comment)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2005
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Byline: Dr Steven Cutts
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm in 1879 to liberal Jewish parents and the early part of his life was as notable as much for its mediocrity as his later life would be for its genius.
After some stumbling, Einstein managed to obtain a degree from the University of Zurich but remained an unrecognised and under-rated talent. Unable to obtain work as a career scientist, he found a job at a small patents office in Switzerland.
With hindsight, this work might seem menial for such a man, but Einstein, who was at this time married ...