Einstein

Yesterday I got a rare treat: Savta stayed home with Junior and I got to go see a lecture about Einstein. 2005 is the official Einstein Year celebrating 100 years since the phenomenal year when he published landmark papers on special relativity, the nature of light, and others.
The speaker was the curator of the Einstein archive at Hebrew University. He gave a wonderfully captivating talk to an enthusiastic audience that filled the lecture theatre.
Einstein was 26 years old, a father to a one year old boy, and working full time as a clerk in 1905, when he published 6 papers, including his PhD dissertation, one that earned him a Nobel Prize, and one with that famous equation e=mc2.
The speaker then went on to talk about Einstein's scientific achievments, his active role as a defender of human rights, and his connections to the state of Israel and Zionism. There were even a few anectodes about Einstein's connection with Australia. While he never visited the country, it was observations made here that confirmed his prediction regarding the bending of light rays from distant stars around our sun. He even received a didgeridoo from the Australian government.
It was great to go back to my "old" uni, I haven't been there for a few short months and I already miss it. Sydney uni is great but there is a different vibe here. Maybe one day I'll return to UNSW? Who knows.