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an old black and white photo of a man sitting on a rock by the water

There's an iconic photograph of physicist extraordinaire Albert Einstein sitting on a rock dressed in shorts and open toed sandals, looking a bit like the original hipster.This image has sparked the imagination of science nerds and Einstein fans for decades, and is often used in a "scientists have fun too" kinda way, but what's the real story behind this photo?Turns out this is a snapshot of Albert at the beach wouldn't have happened without this guy:His name is David Rothman, and he owned…

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a woman's eye with water drops on it
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an old black and white photo of a man making a funny face with his tongue out

Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out, instead of smiling, to photographer Arthur Sasse, on March 14, 1951, Einsteins 72nd birthday. Einstein had smiled and posed for so many photographers that day that he decided to stick his tongue out instead when Sasse came to photograph him.

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