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His 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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Intimate Life of A. Einstein | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

Dear Papa, Today we told each other our dreams. Tete suddenly said: "I dreamed that Papa was here!" Then I thought: "It really would be much nicer if you were with us." I can tinkle away on the piano much better now already; not long ago I played a Haydn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Intimate Life of A. Einstein | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

But the tension in the family worsened. Einstein and Mileva exchanged letters arguing about both money and vacation timing, and at the end of June a curt postcard came from Hans Albert in response to his father's request that he be available on a particular date to go on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Intimate Life of A. Einstein | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

Einstein was convinced that Mileva was dictating the postcards, both the plaintive ones that had made him feel guilty and now the one asking him not to come for the summer hike. So he decided to go on vacation with his new love, Elsa. He explained his decision in a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Intimate Life of A. Einstein | 7/9/2006 | See Source »

The debate was a win for Lamont in that he wasn't embarrassed by Lieberman, which seemed a possibility going in, since Lamont's highest elective office was serving as a city councilman more than a decade ago, while Lieberman has been in the Senate for 18 years and has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lieberman Punches, but Lamont Remains Standing | 7/7/2006 | See Source »

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