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On the Lighter Side => Famous Scientists, Doctors and Inventors => Topic started by: Airthumbs on 18/09/2011 01:48:53

Title: Was Einstein any good at D.I.Y?
Post by: Airthumbs on 18/09/2011 01:48:53

Just to satisfy my curiosity does anyone happen to know if Einstein was a specialist or a generalist.  Could he have been autistic?

Title: Was Einstein any good at D.I.Y?
Post by: Geezer on 18/09/2011 07:12:18

I think he liked to sail his boat. (I've no idea if that helps.)

Title: Was Einstein any good at D.I.Y?
Post by: Airthumbs on 18/09/2011 20:57:21

I am guessing that he must have been quite practical with his hands as well as his brain.  I did not know he liked to sail, interesting....

Title: Was Einstein any good at D.I.Y?
Post by: damocles on 21/09/2011 09:36:37

Einstein was also, apparently, quite an accomplished violinist. This would necessarily involve the manual dexterity for fine manipulations and odd jobs, but not necessarily for heavy carpentry and the like.

Title: Re: Was Einstein any good at D.I.Y?
Post by: widereader on 21/12/2011 23:13:37

Quote from: Airthumbs on 18/09/2011 01:48:53

Just to satisfy my curiosity does anyone happen to know if Einstein was a specialist or a generalist.  Could he have been autistic?

Einstein was said to be dyslexic but that was not proven by his biographers. He was not autistic

Title: Re: Was Einstein any good at D.I.Y?
Post by: PhysBang on 22/12/2011 14:51:03

He designed a refrigeration system that could save people from the potentially lethal leaks that sometimes occurred in units of the time. He was, unfortunately, quite the ladies man for a time. I would say that he had a wide skill set.