This song is available on Jonathan Sprout's American Heroes #4

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is considered the most creative scientific genius of modern times. He questioned the obvious and marveled at nature's mysteries while changing our understanding of the world. “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” he said. He was a master of both. He forever changed the laws of physics with his formula E=mc2, proving that energy and mass are different forms of the same thing. A kind, gentle, and absent-minded professor who rarely wore socks and seldom combed his hair, he became one of the world’s most visible supporters of peace and human rights. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 and named Person of the Century by Time Magazine in 1999. His name is now another word for “genius.”

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning."—Albert Einstein

Lyrics:

He was a simple man of curiosity
Who took a second look at what no one else could see.
He followed logic along imagination’s path.
With ever-twinkling eyes, beneath his crazy hair,
He saw a universe of questions waiting there.
And found the answers to nature’s mysteries using math.
A simple desk and chair, an out-the-window stare,
Crumpled papers in the trash,
A brain that could not quit and scientific grit,
Then in a flash…

Refrain: E=mc²
Even Einstein was not prepared
For the formula that loudly declared he was a genius!
It was this dreamer who found the key
To a secret so we all could see
The true definition of energy:
E=mc²

His violin was handy. Sometimes you can’t resist
A bit of fun distraction when you’re a physicist.
The man knew everything but kept his brilliance in disguise.
He said he had no talents, yet he was born to think.
Knew how to fix equations, but not the kitchen sink.
Became a pacifist and won a Nobel Prize.
A formal dinner tux, applause and lots of bucks—
Everybody screamed his name.
It was his work with light that made his day that night.
Hear the acclaim!

Refrain

Bridge: Six hundred seventy-one million miles per hour, squared,
Multiplied by mass.
What would that be?

Refrain

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