Einstein had multiple affairs during both his marriages and even asked his stepdaughter to deliver a love letter to one of his mistresses. He was known to be unhappy in his first marriage and still needed the attention of other women after he left his wife for her cousin. The letters, part of a batch of 3,500, date from 1912 to Einstein’s death in 1955. The FBI had a file on Einstein and his association with socialist and pacifist organizations. Einstein’s second son, Eduard, was institutionalized for much of his adult life due to schizophrenia. Einstein’s interest in science reportedly started when his father gave him a compass at age 5.
Albert Einstein was a genius as a theoretical physicist, but he was practically a failure as a husband, relatively speaking. According to personal letters Einstein released in 2006 from his stepdaughter, Margot, he had multiple affairs during both of his marriages and even asked Margot to deliver a love letter to one of her mistresses. Although Einstein spent much of his time away from home, apparently lecturing in America and Europe, he also took time to go sailing and go to concerts with his lovers. Einstein was known to be unhappy in his first marriage to Mileva Marić, but even after he left her to marry her cousin, Elsa, he still apparently needed the attention of other women. And he wasn’t shy about letting Elsa know about her needs, either. In a letter to her, he not only described his attempts to quit smoking and how he got tired of talking about the theory of relativity, but he also gave details about her lovers. The letters, part of a batch of 3,500 delivered to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, date from 1912 to Einstein’s death in 1955.
All about Albert Einstein:
The FBI maintained a 1,427-page file on Einstein and his association with socialist and pacifist organizations.
Einstein’s second son, Eduard, was institutionalized for much of his adult life after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Einstein’s interest in science reportedly started when his father gave him a compass at age 5, and little Albert wanted to know what made the needle point north.
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