Einstein speaks

Spoken with an extremely strong German accent, some of the words are not even recognisable in the 57-second broadcast - but the the expression "E=mc squared" is unmistakable.

For the first time, a commercial CD of Albert Einstein explaining the world's most famous equation is available today, to celebrate the birthday of the most remarkable physicist of the 20th century.

The CD, published by the British Library, includes George Bernard Shaw's speech in praise of Einstein, which is regarded as one of the finest examples of a public eulogy. . .

Posted by David on March 14, 2005 8:19 PM