Hour Two: Einstein In Love

He once said that "All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking." Eminently quotable, Albert Einstein is as famous for his eccentric personality as he is for his equation "E=mc2."

But how much do you really know about Einstein? Do you ever think of him as a young romantic, playing his violin and breaking hearts? Hiking? Telling dirty jokes? In this hour of Science Friday, we'll take a look beyond Albert Einstein's scientific legacy at his personal life, including his love affair with a fellow student, the Serb mathematician Mileva Maric, who would become his first wife.

Plus, the quotable Einstein. Quotes often attributed--and misattributed--to the dark-eyed, wild-haired physicist lend insight into his thoughts on everything from the science of special relativity to why he hated socks. Join us for a portrait of the physicist as a young man in this hour - and call in with your questions and comments to 1-800-989-8255.

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Guests:

Dennis Overbye
Author, "Einstein in Love : A Scientific Romance "
Deputy Science Editor
The New York Times
New York, New York

Alice Calaprice
Author, "The Expanded Quotable Einstein"
Senior Editor
Princeton University Press
Princeton, New Jersey

Books/Articles Discussed:

"Einstein in Love : A Scientific Romance" by Dennis Overbye. Viking Press, 2000. "The Expanded Quotable Einstein," by Alice Calaprice. Princeton University Press, 2000. More books about Einstein (find more SciFri books here)

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Related Links:

Einstein-Image and Impact. AIP History Center exhibit.

NOVA Online/Einstein Revealed

Caltech Archive: Einstein Images

Einstein in Princeton

The Expanded Quotable Einstein

Einstein in Love : A Scientific Romance

Produced By: Karin Vergoth and Adrianne Wong
Web Producer: Charles Bergquist