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March 16, 1987

On March 16, 1987, in response to the highly believed myth that Albert Einstein failed math in school, the magazine “Bostonia” published an English translation of Albert’s final high school report card from 1896. In all of the math subjects, including physics, Mr. Einstein scored the highest possible grade. The math subjects included algebra, geometry … Continue reading

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March 16, 1987

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1987 the “Bostonia” magazine printed and translated Albert Einstein’s last high school report card. It has come to light that he took courses that would be equivalent to high level AP courses today and scored 9 As, 3 Bs, and 1 C. His C was in French. His As? … Continue reading

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November 14,

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1908 Albert Einstein presented his quantum theory of light in which he stated that light actually exists as tiny particles which he named photons. He also proposed the very shocking idea that the entire universe was built out of tiny, discrete chunks of energy and matter. William Reed, author … Continue reading

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August 2, 1939

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1939 Albert Einstein signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. to start an atomic weapons research program. He thought that science had progressed to the point where bombs could be built that would have damage potential beyond anything mankind had experience up to that time. He also … Continue reading

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