Milena dapcevic biography of albert einstein

By DAVID TOPPER Albert Einstein was the most photographed scientist of the 20th century. The scope of emotions depicted range from the serious to the silly: from looking like a secular saint with hands folded and deep in contemplation of supposedly solemn thoughts, to the image hanging in front of me on the bulletin board over my computer table, showing him sticking out his tongue at the cameraman.

Living during the heyday of the development of the film camera, he and the press surely took advantage of it.

Milena dapcevic biography of albert einstein

The positive persona of the genius was formed out of these visual images. This visual disposition was supplemented with endless quotations on not only science and the universe, but also with homilies on life and how to live it, with much of that which you will find quoted, being things he never said.

Overall, the general image of him and his personality has him coming out seemingly squeaky-clean.

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