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Einstein himself had never been involved in the [[Manhattan project]]. He was considered a security risk, as he was a member, sponsor, or affiliated with thirty-four communist fronts between 1937 and 1954.<ref>http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/einstein.htm</ref> Later he condemned the use of nuclear weapons.

Einstein himself had never been involved in the [[Manhattan project]]. He was considered a security risk, as he was a member, sponsor, or affiliated with thirty-four communist fronts between 1937 and 1954.<ref>http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/einstein.htm</ref> Later he condemned the use of nuclear weapons.

==Controversy Surrounding His Death==

==Controversy surrounding his death==

Dr. Thomas Stoltz Harvey, then a pathologist, performed the autopsy on Einstein in the [[Princeton Medical Center]] several hours after his death.  Upon completion, Dr. Harvey removed the brain and eyes <ref>NPR, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4602913]</ref>.  There is controversy about whether or not Harvey had consent from the Einstein family to remove the brain and keep it, though letters from Otto Nathan, executor of the Einstein estate, suggest that Harvey did indeed have permission to keep the brain, as long as research performed on it was only described in scientific journals.

Dr. Thomas Stoltz Harvey, then a pathologist, performed the autopsy on Einstein in the [[Princeton Medical Center]] several hours after his death.  Upon completion, Dr. Harvey removed the brain and eyes <ref>NPR, [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4602913]</ref>.  There is controversy about whether or not Harvey had consent from the Einstein family to remove the brain and keep it, though letters from Otto Nathan, executor of the Einstein estate, suggest that Harvey did indeed have permission to keep the brain, as long as research performed on it was only described in scientific journals.

Taken as a whole, it appears Einstein rejected the literal stories of God's personal involvement with the Hebrews, but he did believe in the existence of a higher power as a metaphor for what we did not know about the universe.

Taken as a whole, it appears Einstein rejected the literal stories of God's personal involvement with the Hebrews, but he did believe in the existence of a higher power as a metaphor for what we did not know about the universe.

==Views On Judaism and Zionism==

==Views on Judaism and Zionism==

[[Image:Einst 22.jpg|right|thumb|Einstein with [[David Ben-Gurion]].|300px]]

[[Image:Einst 22.jpg|right|thumb|Einstein with [[David Ben-Gurion]].|300px]]

In 1920, in a letter to the Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, Einstein wrote

In 1920, in a letter to the Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, Einstein wrote

* "Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=CNuwE3NL1QgC&pg=PA388&dq=Whoever+is+careless+with+the+truth+in+small+matters+cannot+be+trusted+with+important+matters&ei=swRFSoSYM46yzASEy8Bc Albert Einstein: historical and cultural perspectives : the centennial - Page 388] by Gerald James Holton</ref>

* "Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters." <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=CNuwE3NL1QgC&pg=PA388&dq=Whoever+is+careless+with+the+truth+in+small+matters+cannot+be+trusted+with+important+matters&ei=swRFSoSYM46yzASEy8Bc Albert Einstein: historical and cultural perspectives : the centennial - Page 388] by Gerald James Holton</ref>

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/E=mc2.shtml Relativity Calculator - e=mc² derivation]

*[http://www.relativitycalculator.com/E=mc2.shtml Relativity Calculator - e=mc² derivation]