"I can already imagine the fun we will have," he wrote to Maric about a prospective vacation.
He had spent a lot of time in this brain, thinking about physics all the time. True to the stereotype, Einstein was goofy and forgot stuff all the time. This defiant/black-sheep personality also helped him formulate novel theories that revolutionized the prevalent physics views/understanding at the time. He was brave, and not afraid to speak his mind even when he was getting dead threats and the wars were brewing in Europe. He was an outspoken peace activist and social democrat. Einstein was certainly a black sheep and kept clashing with authority. He had excelled in his university classes that he liked, and did average in the ones he disliked (such as physics experiments classes). Einstein would do great at the things he likes, and not good at the things he doesn't like. What may have helped propagate the myth was Einstein's unruly and defiant personality. And before he was 15 he had mastered differential and integral calculus. In primary school, he was at the top of his class and "far above the school requirements" in math. He was always a very smart and hardworking student.
The book also did a great job on explaining Einstein's theories, scientific achievements in an accessible and interesting manner. I learned a lot of new things about Einstein, especially about his personality and his research perspective and style. I thought I knew a lot about Einstein, and the book would be redundant and bland. I read this book recently and liked it a lot.
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