Must See: Genius On Display

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By David A. Kaplan

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It's a no-brainer: one of the fall's best museum exhibitions opens this Friday, Nov. 15. "Einstein," at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, looks at both the theories and the private life of the iconic scientist. Tip Sheet got a sneak preview of the extensive exhibits, which include pages of Einstein's 1912 manuscript of his "Special Theory of Relativity," his 1939 letter to FDR that led to the Manhattan Project (and the president's response), his first report card, pages from the FBI's 1,427-page Einstein file, the 1952 letter from the Israeli government offering him the presidency and a letter to his first wife that begins "My dear kitten." His views against McCarthyism, anti-Semitism, segregation and nuclear arms are covered as well.

There are wonderful interactive exhibits that explain Einstein's revolutionary theories on light, time, energy and gravity. But it's complicated stuff and deserves more than a 20-minute stroll through. For those who can't visit--the show closes in July, and moves on to L.A. and Jerusalem--much of the material is visible online at amnh.org.

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