I have been lucky enough to be in receipt of something very cool. A copy of a special letter.
It was given to me by a collegue Kenny Noble Cortes. In 1946, his father, Elymer Cortes was a struggling student trying to become a physicist. With a multitude of ideas running through his head he felt compelled to write a letter to Professor Albert Einstein.
Much to his chagrine, the great professor sent a note back to him with advice; typos included!
Of note is one line from the letter to the struggling student, "the main thing is this: if you have come across a question that interests you deeply stick to it for years and do never try to content yourself with the solution of superficial problems promising relatively easy success."
Of note is one line from the letter to the struggling student, "the main thing is this: if you have come across a question that interests you deeply stick to it for years and do never try to content yourself with the solution of superficial problems promising relatively easy success."
The letter was written and signed April 21, 1946.
I wonder if Einstein were alive today...would he have sent this message via his blackberry?
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