I was watching the TV the other night and happened upon a program about Einstein. I can't say I understood all of the physics, but I did take away a few things.
The first is that he never doubted he was doing important work. Even when he was working as a patent office clerk, grade 3, he knew he was going to do something worthwhile. He kept the faith.
The second was that his working day would include long spells of looking out of the window, puffing on his pipe. We now know that he was...
Published on December 29, 2009 14:10