In 1922, Albert Einstein was staying in a hotel in Tokyo. Without any money to tip a hotel delivery man, he instead gave him a couple of notes on hotel stationery about happiness and success. While the man was probably unable to read the advice, he recognized their value and held … [Read more...]
The Eureka Moment
Sometimes our best ideas come when we least expect them. For Greek mathematician Archimedes, this happened during a trip to the local baths. The king of Syracuse had put him in charge of finding out how to detect fraud in the manufacture of a golden crown. The king suspected his … [Read more...]
World Citizen
Garry Davis was a man with a crazy vision of a world without nations. Albert Einstein was a believer in Garry Davis, and once said Garry was a man devoted to the survival of humanity on earth. As a young man, Davis was an actor on Broadway. He was a rising star until his … [Read more...]