What is it that makes a person Genius? Is it the right education, right thinking or is it the right encouragement at right time that has triggered the mind of a genius to really become genius. Is a genius, genius from birth and against all odds of his life proves his intelligence.
Parents of Albert Einstein, Hermann Einstein and his wife Pauline Einstein thought that Albert was a very quiet boy. He spoke hardly until age 3. Due to this they thought that son Albert, was a slow learner. But it was something else, when he did speak, he did say the most unusual things. When Albert was 2 years old, his mother promised him a surprise gift. Albert was overjoyed, thinking she would bring him some new fascinating toy. But when his mother presented him with his new baby sister 'Maja', all Albert could do is store quizzically. He didn't respond at all, but after some time when he responded he said, "where are the wheels?"
When he was 5 years old and sick in bed, Hermann Einstein brought Albert a device that did stir his intellect. It was the first time he had seen a magnetic compass. He noticed very carefully that no matter in whichever direction he keeps the compass, the needle inside always face the magnetic north direction. He tried several times by shaking the compass, as he wanted to fool the needle, but needle always faced the same direction. "A wonder" he thought, the invisible force that guided the compass needle was evidence to Albert that there was more in this world than is visible. Probably, the magnetic compass sparked the genius in Albert and gave him the direction, which lead to the road of exploration that he followed rest of his life.
Albert's mother always encouraged his exploration, even as a child he was allowed his freedom. He wasn't social or athletic, and wasn't pushed to be so.
Albert had the opportunity to interact with adults in an intellectual way. His uncle, an engineer, would come to the house and Albert would join in the discussions. A medical student who used to come over once a week for dinner also stimulated his thinking.
Albert said, "I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious". He was more than curious though, he had patience and determination that kept him at things longer than most. Other children build houses of card up to 4 stories tall before the cards would teeter and the whole structure would come tumbling down. His sister, Maja watched in wonder as her brother Albert systematically and methodically built his card building to 14 stories! Later he would say, "It's not that I am so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
At age 12, Albert Einstein came upon a set of ideas that impressed him very much. It was a booklet on Euclidean plane geometry. The book made an indiscernible important impression on the young student. From that time onwards, he adopted mathematics as a tool, which later helped him in developing several fantastic theories that unraveled the great mysteries of the Universe. Even after 100 years, his theories are considered as the best theories in science.
Albert Einstein's wealth of new ideas peaked while he was still a young man of 26, working as a clerk in the Swiss Patent office and pursuing mathematics and science on his own. In 1905 he wrote 3 fundamental papers on the nature of light, a proof of behavior of molecules, the special theory of relativity and the famous equation of atomic power: E=mc^2.
The ultimate quest of Einstein can be known by reading the sentence once quoted by him "I want to know how God created this world … I want to know his thoughts; the rest are details."
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