Albert Einstein - The genius

It is no secret that Einstein is one of the greatest scientist of the modern era, be it his works on Theory of Relativity or the Photoelectric Effect he is held with high regard even to this day. So i picked up this book called "Ideas and Opinions" when i saw it on the shelves. Whats notable is that this book is a collection of articles of Einstein on varied topics like war, religion and lots more and so it automatically picks itself up as a window to his personality.

But then what surprised me a lot is the deep understanding of the cultures that he could write about back in an era when the media was limited to just the print version. Also considering the fact that he is a notable scientist with serious accomplishments his interest and opinions on a wide range of topics astonished me. I was recently in conversation with one of my German friend and he reflected on how big a loss it is for Germany to have lost a great personality just because he was a jew born during the Hitler era!! Well thats what makes history interesting