# Happy Albert Einstein's Birthday!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318 "2006-03-14T15:18:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/1 "2006-03-14T15:18:59Z")

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> [@Albert Einstein](#):
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> It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

Have a relatively great day, everyone!

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**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/2 "2006-03-14T16:08:22Z")

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I was thinking of having a very energetic day. (A little light humor…) Just don’t call me a Brownian nose.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/3 "2006-03-14T16:27:41Z")

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Here’s [a glimpse of Einstein](http://www.sff.net/people/rothman/einstein.htm) to celebrate the day.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/4 "2006-03-14T16:28:55Z")

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at exactly 1:59 pm today everyone must eat some pie

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/5 "2006-03-14T16:54:02Z")

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[The Memorial](http://www.capitalregionusa.org/news/photos/dcimages/med/Einstein.jpg)

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/6 "2006-03-14T17:02:50Z")

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> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#):
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> [The Memorial](http://www.capitalregionusa.org/news/photos/dcimages/med/Einstein.jpg)

Very cool – where is it?

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/7 "2006-03-14T17:09:44Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Very cool – where is it?

Washington, DC. On the lawn of the [National Academy of Sciences](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=washington,+DC&ll=38.891384,-77.047398&spn=0.007248,0.021458)

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/8 "2006-03-14T18:03:42Z")

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I’m gonna go ride my bicycle with my tongue hanging out. That can only end well.

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-albert-einsteins-birthday/348318/9 "2006-03-14T18:11:02Z")

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There’s also [this](http://www.bananiele.it/ulm/ulm13.jpg) tribute in his birthplace, Ulm. Right next to the tallest cathedral in the world.