E=mc2- Einstein and his Incredible Mind
             Albert Einstein. It is a name we all know, the name of perhaps the greatest thinker of the 20th century. He revolutionized the world with his thinking, not just in physics, but also in philosophy, ethics, and religion. Kip Thorne, a California Institute of Technology physicist, attributes Einstein's deep insight to his "conviction that the universe loves simplicity and beauty... His willingness to be guided by this conviction, even if it meant destroying the foundations of Newtonian physics, led him, with a clarity of thought that others could not match, to his new description of space and time." In 2000, he was named Time Magazine's "Person of the Century". That alone can tell you how deeply Einstein affected the way we see our world. He altered the world's thinking so radically, that his formulas and hypotheses are held as the foundation for modern science. Every great life must begin somewhere; every famous person must spring from humble beginnings. Albert Einstein was born Ulm, Germany on March 14th in 1879. His parents, Hermann and Pauline Einstein were from ordinary, middle-class families of Jewish descent. A year after Albert was born, the family moved to Munich. It was in Munich that Albert's only sibling, Maria, was born. At first, the Einsteins were perfectly content with their life, and they doted on their two lovely children. But as time went on, they began to wonder if perhaps something was wrong with young Albert. He was extremely slow in learning to speak. For a time, his parents even feared that he was retarded. His teachers disliked him because of his slow speech and questioning nature. Years later, it was this curious nature which led him to create the theory of relativity. He was constantly questioning the "laws" by which his world was governed. It was this quality that helped him become a great scientist. ...