【明報專訊】Albert Einstein (born 14 March 1879 - died 18 April 1955) was one of the most notable and influential scientists in the twentieth century. Although he became known as a genius of science and gained considerable fame later in life, as a child he was slow in learning to speak, and had a rebellious (反叛) nature towards the conventional (傳統式) style of learning at school, which left many teachers to believe he would amount to little.