Someone once asked Albert Einstein, that mastermind of theoretical physics, about his more memorable events as a young boy. For him, seeing a compass for the first time was unforgettable. It always ...

And I'm Michele Norris. We all know Albert Einstein was smart, but Walter Isaacson's new biography of the famous physicist explains his convoluted path to genius: from the shy child who was slow to ...

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block. MICHELE NORRIS, Host: And I'm Michele Norris. We all know Albert Einstein was smart, but Walter Isaacson's new biography of the famous ...

The new biography Einstein: His Life and Universe is the first complete history of the theoretical physicist-turned-refugee to draw upon all of Einstein's papers, many of which were unsealed last ...