Albert Einstein encountered a curious math puzzle involving an old car on a hill. The problem, seemingly simple, highlighted ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Today is March 14, known as Pi Day for the famous mathematical constant — but it’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. And while most people recognize Einstein for his famous equation, E ...

Those architects of modern education obsessed with abandoning the humanities in favor of the so-called STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) should pause to consider the words of ...

In a striking tribute to the mathematician Emmy Noether upon her death in 1935, Albert Einstein penned a New York Times appreciation lauding her discoveries, while at the same time drawing larger life ...

In 1934, psychologist Max Wertheimer sent a letter to his friend, the physicist Albert Einstein, with the following puzzle enclosed. There's an old car that needs to go up and down a hill. The hill is ...

How much of a role did Albert Einstein's first wife play in the theory of relativity? In recent years, some historians have asserted that Einstein shared the credit for his research on the special ...

Subjects such as mathematics, physics and mechanical engineering are a challenge for filmmakers to make exciting. Director Ron Howard seems to have a feel for this kind of material. He directed the ...

We talked with historian of science Michael Gordin, Princeton’s dean of the college, who has taught the popular course “The Einstein Era,” about the life and times of Princeton's most famous resident, ...

Albert Einstein wrote her obituary. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When Albert Einstein wrote an obituary for Emmy Noether in ...

In 1934, <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/health/a30268860/negativity-effect/" id="10a1af0c-54d5-3326-afd4-f24cff019809"> psychologist </a> Max Wertheimer sent a ...