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7. Einstein’s socks: a clue to his thinking about relativity

7. Einstein’s socks: a clue to his thinking about relativity

by Len Fisher | 16 Dec 2014 | Mini Stories from Science

Albert Einstein not only fitted the stereotypical image of a scientist – he helped to create it, and also played up to it. With his old rumpled clothes, his shock of hair, and a violin case under his arm, he was a journalist’s delight, just as Stephen Hawking is...

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