How much did Einstein's family pay to trade the world with a genius?

The author of relativity - the great German physicist Albert Einstein is an undeniable genius but the story behind that, the price of his family must be exchanged is also a thing that many people still mention a lot. .

If someone were to ask what Einstein had done for humanity, then the answer would be "Relativity". As Walter Isaacson puts it in his great biography of Einstein, Einstein "devised a revolutionary light quantum theory that helped prove the existence of atoms and explained Brownian motion - simulations. motion of particles in liquid medium (liquid or gas), accompanied by the concept of space and time and creates what is called the most famous scientific equation of all time ".

His work has a profound effect that makes it possible for people of the time to know that he will someday win a Nobel Prize. And indeed he received the Nobel Prize in 1921 but not for Relativity.

Unlike Newton, Einstein dug flowers, acknowledged social justice and had a small family with his children.

But similar to his reclusive predecessor, he lives in a world filled with his own ideas - the world lies in his superhuman mind.

Einstein dug flowers, acknowledged social justice and had a small family with his children.

Apparently he was a genius, but his extraordinary strength was the time and concentration he devoted to his work. Although surrounded by fame, friends and family, he still lives a life that is often separate from everything around, a good thing to discover new ideas.

This obviously paid off when looking at Einstein's career success. However, it is also a "devil deal" (Faustian bargain). Einstein was not the one who paid the price, but his family.

Isaacson said: "One of Einstein's strengths as a thinker, is that he has the ability and" inclination "to regulate all distractions, something that for Einstein sometimes includes. family and children ".

When family members wanted more attention from him, Einstein focused twice on his work. This has caused tension for his family to the climax. He once said: "I treat my wife as an employee that I can't fire."

And this is not just a drop of water overflowing the glass. When the marriage began to collapse, Einstein gave his wife a contract detailing what he wanted of his wife if he wanted the marriage to continue:

A small part of Einstein's conditions:

1. She must ensure that:

1. My clothes must always be washed, ironed and stored in good condition
2. I will receive 3 regular meals in my own room
3. My bedroom and study room must always be kept clean and tidy, especially my desk will only allow me to enter

2. She will give up her personal relationships with me unless it is necessary to keep her appearance to society. Specifically, she must not ask me:

1. Sitting next to her while at home
2. Go out to play or travel with her

3. She must follow the following points in relation to me:

1. Not expecting me to cuddle her and not to blame me in any way
2. She must be silent as soon as I ask
3. Leave the room immediately if I ask but not to argue back
4. Do not libel me with words or act in front of children

After divorce, he rarely came to see his children but focused more on work.

Einstein's wife was reluctant to agree but it was not surprising that the marriage quickly came to an end due to the distance created by Einstein and his relationships with young girls who did not ask for love. sympathy from him.

Although Einstein was a thoughtful father when the children were young, but the years passed, he spent more and more time in his head. After divorce, he rarely came to see his children but focused more on work.

Eduard's son struggled with mental illness and repeatedly tried to commit suicide, eventually dying in a mental hospital. Einstein did not visit him for more than 3 decades. His other son, Hans Albert once said, "Maybe the only work he gave up was me."

Although a genius left a mark in many scientific advances of humanity, but - in terms of morality, we will see the author of relativity - the great physicist of Germany Albert Einstein just a man with relative . behavior. Even if it is strict, it is necessary to call the behavior in some cases of his heartlessness! The price that his family has to pay for a genius is too expensive.