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...letters, including some made public this week, show how his personal and scientific struggles intertwined in 1915, culminating in his great triumph that fall. The tale begins with two letters written in early April by Hans Albert (known as Adu), begging his father to visit him and his brother (known as Tete) in Zurich for spring vacation: Dear Papa, Imagine, Tete can already multiply and divide, and I am doing gometetry (geometry), as Tete says. Mama assigns me problems; we have a little booklet; I could do the same with you then as well. But why haven't you written...
...Easter bunny for us. We can live here quite well, you know, but if Mama gets ill one day, I don't know what to do. Then we would have no one but the maid. Also for this reason it would be better if you were with us. Yours, Adu The war made it impossible for Einstein to visit them, but he responded to the postcards by promising Hans Albert that he would come in July for a hiking vacation in the Swiss Alps. "In the summer I will take a trip with just you alone," he wrote. "This will...
...nice stay that I'd only give up very reluctantly. We are going at the beginning of July and are staying the whole vacation. Yours, A. Einstein The coldness of the letter was evident by the signature. Hans Albert was no longer signing off with the affectionate nickname Adu, but with the same initial and last name that his father used on formal letters...
...Tejada to win the MVP this year instead of BoSox hero David Ortiz . I should have shouted about how awesome it was to have Michael Jordan playing for the Washington Wizards instead of making fun of him. I should have rejoiced when the D.C. United soccer team scored Freddy Adu instead of heading to Foxboro to see the New England Revolution’s championship game. I should have done all of these things if I were a real homegrown sports fan, and given up hope on ever becoming a part of my new hometown. But here I am, more...
...ATHLETICS Richard Adu-Bobie, Ottawa Charles Allen, Brampton, Ont. Courtney Babcock, Chatham, Ont. Tim Berrett, Edmonton Mark Boswell, Brampton, Ont. Pierre Browne, Toronto Diane Cummins, Victoria, B.C. Carmen Douma Hussar, Guelph, Ont. Dana Ellis, Kitchener, Ont. Malindi Elmore, Kelowna, B.C. Perdita Felicien, Pickering, Ont. Martin Grenier, Sherbrooke, Que. Anson Henry, Pickering, Ont. Priscilla Lopes, Whitby, Ont. Nicolas Macrozonaris, Laval, Que. Stephanie McCann, Surrey, B.C. Emilie Mondor, Mascouche, Que. Gary Reed, Kamloops, B.C. Brad Snyder, Windsor, Ont. Kevin Sullivan, Brantford, Ont. Achraf Tadili, Montreal Jason Tunks, London, Ont. Angela Whyte, Edmonton...