Einstein Letters

An interesting article about some recently released letters written by Einstein. Seems that Einstein was a bit of a swinger (well... for that era at least).

The more than 3,500 pages of correspondence were written between 1912 and 1955, the year Einstein died. Among the revelations: Einstein lost much of his Nobel Prize money in the Great Depression, was a more devoted father than previously thought and made no bones about discussing his romantic liaisons with his second wife.

Einstein is known to have had 10 lovers, in addition to the two women he married after affairs with them, Wolff said. Michanowski and the others - including a Margarete, an Estella, two Tonis and a Betty - sailed, read books, attended concerts and more with him, archivists told a news conference.

Most striking about the more than 1,300 letters released on Monday was the way Einstein openly discussed his extramarital affairs with his second wife and cousin, Elsa, and his stepdaughter and confidante, Margot, they said.