The author of the theory of relativity – the great German physicist Albert Einstein is an undeniable genius, but the story behind it, the price his family has to pay is also something that many people still mention many times. .
If someone is asked what Einstein has done for humanity, the answer will surely be “Theory of relativity”. As Walter Isaacson recounts in his wonderful biography of Einstein, Einstein “conceived a revolutionary quantum theory of light, which proved the existence of the atom and explained Brownian motion – simulation motion of particles in a liquid medium (liquid or gas), which accompanies the concept of space and time and produces what has been called the most famous scientific equation of all time.
His work was so far-reaching that it was possible for everyone at that time to know that he would one day win a Nobel Prize. And indeed he received the Nobel Prize in 1921 but not for the Theory of Relativity.
Unlike Newton, Einstein was very pompous, recognized for social justice and had a small family with children.
But like his reclusive predecessor, he lived in a world filled with his own ideas—the world that resided in his superhuman mind.
Einstein was very pompous, recognized for social justice and had a small family with children.
He is clearly a genius, but his extraordinary strength lies in the time and focus he devotes to his work. Despite being surrounded by fame, friends, and family, he still lives a life that is often isolated from his surroundings, a good thing for exploring new ideas.
This clearly paid off when looking at Einstein’s career success. However, it was also a “faustian bargain”. It was not Einstein who paid the price, but his family.
“One of Einstein’s strengths as a thinker, was his ability and ‘inclination’ to correct for all distractions, something that for Einstein sometimes included,” says Isaacson. family and children”.
When family members wanted more attention from him, Einstein redoubled his focus on work. This has caused stress for his family to the point of peak. He once said: “I treat my wife like an employee that I cannot fire”.
And this is not just a drop of water that overflows a glass. When the marriage began to fall apart, Einstein gave his wife a contract detailing what he wanted from his wife if he wanted the marriage to continue:
A small part of Einstein’s conditions:
1. She must ensure that:
2. She will give up her personal relationships with me except in cases where it is necessary to keep an external appearance from society. Specifically, you must not ask me to:
3. You must adhere to the following points in relation to me:
After the divorce, he rarely went to see his children and focused more on his work.
Einstein’s wife reluctantly agreed but was not surprised that the marriage quickly came to an end due to the distance created by Einstein and his relationships with young girls who did not demand love. feelings from him.
Although Einstein was a caring father when his children were young, as the years passed, he devoted more and more time to the things in his head. After the divorce, he rarely went to see his children and focused more on his work.
His son Eduard struggled with mental illness and attempted suicide several times, eventually dying in a mental hospital. Einstein hasn’t visited his son in over three decades. His other son – Hans Albert once said: “Maybe the only work he gave up was me”.
Despite being a genius who has left his mark on many of mankind’s scientific advances, but – in terms of morality, we will see the author of the theory of relativity – the great German physicist Albert Einstein also just a human being with… relative conduct. Even if he is strict, he must call his behavior in some cases callous! The price his family paid for a genius was too high.