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==Anecdotes==
==Anecdotes==
*IN 1898, young Albert Einstein applied for admission to the Munich Technical Institute and was turned down. The young man, the Institute declared, "showed no promise" as a student. By 1905, he had formulated his special [[theory of relativity]]. <ref>http://oaks.nvg.org/sa5ra17.html</ref>
*In 1898, young Albert Einstein applied for admission to the Munich Technical Institute and was turned down. The young man, the Institute declared, "showed no promise" as a student. By 1905, he had formulated his special [[theory of relativity]]. <ref>http://oaks.nvg.org/sa5ra17.html</ref>
*Einstein came to Princeton University in 1935 and was asked what he would require for his study. he replied: "A desk, some pads and a pencil, and a large wastebasket to hold all of my mistakes." <ref>http://oaks.nvg.org/sa5ra17.html</ref>
*Einstein came to Princeton University in 1935 and was asked what he would require for his study. he replied: "A desk, some pads and a pencil, and a large wastebasket to hold all of my mistakes." <ref>http://oaks.nvg.org/sa5ra17.html</ref>
*THE SCULPTOR Jacob Epstein tells this story:
*THE SCULPTOR Jacob Epstein tells this story: