Special Einstein Issue

Discover magazine has a special Einstein issue this month. For anyone interested in physics and interested in the father of modern physics, this issue is your field guide. The issue has articles covering Einstein's physics, his philosophy, his life, his legacy and what the future holds for his science. Einstein is an unlikely celebrity scientist -- although revered, those who know him and worked with him paint a conflicting picture. He was a genius, that much is obvious, but at the same time, he made many mistakes, and in some respects, those mistakes are as important in understanding his thinking, as they are in understanding him (and the jury is still out on some of his 'mistakes'). He shared his political views whenever the opportunity presented itself -- so much so that he has quite the file with the FBI. Einstein was one of a kind in our recent history, and it may be a long time before another approach his stature. [For more on Einstein, check out The Einstein Archives; and Albert Einstein Online.]