On the peak that bright day in January, the 51-year-old Einstein delighted in the telescope's instruments. Like a child at play, he scrambled about the framework, to the consternation of his hosts.

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She then returns to her parents' home to give birth to her child. Einstein moves to Bern. In January, Maric gives birth to their daughter, Lieserl, whom they eventually put up for adoption.

Imagine sending your child off to school where fairness, beauty and playfulness fill the air in the classroom, the hallways and in the neighborhood … imagine that. Late in Einstein’s life he ...