What kind of mind conceives of thought experiments like wondering what it would be like to ride alongside a light beam? In other words, how would you describe the mind that was Einstein's-even in his youth? (Words like brilliant or genius don't count.)Ģ.Talk about Einstein as a young man, especially his treatment of his first wife, Mileva and his newborn daughter.

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His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science.

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