Albert Einstein

In naming Albert Einstein APerson of the Century@ TIME Magazine wrote Afor Einstein to become a modern icon, especially in America, required a total revision of the definition of a hero.@

Anti-intellectualism has been (an) integral...

part of American culture....In America it is not

enough to be smart; one must compensate for one=s

intelligence by also showing the canniness and

real-world power of the cowboy and the pioneer.

Einstein did this. He was the first modern

intellectual superstar....(Rosenblatt 32)

Einstein=s intellectual and scientific achievements were prodigious and far-reaching and completely changed the scientific world. His contributions to modern science and knowledge begin with and invariably relate back to his concept of an endless universe, with reality in any respect being based on that part of the universe in which a person is located. His mo

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in 1945 revolutionized the world. Einstein=s brilliant theories about the mathematical nature of the universe ushered in a major new period in human science with Einstein as the central figure. On November 7, l919 The London Times ran the headline ARevolution in science - New theory of the Universe - Newtonian ideas overthrown.@ (Mathematicians/Einstein) Since that date through January 2000 when TIME Magazine declared him Person of the Century, Einstein has been idolized by the popular press. In traditional classic literature heroes were men of noble stature, usually royalty. In modern times men and women do not have to be born into the noble class to become heroes. Like Einstein, they can come from ordinary beginnings to rise to extraordinary proportions. And their heroism can arise from intellectual achievements as well as those of the battlefield or sports arena. Such was the case with Albert Einstein. In a variety of ways Einstein=s character was shaped by the events of his childhood. He was born on March 14, 1879 in Germany and died April 18, 1955 in New Jersey. His ancestors were tradespeople and semi-professionals. Jewish by birth, his family was religious but did not practice the Jewish religion. Still, Einstein was
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