The staggeringly amazing OMG year in Einstein

From an Emmy-nominated TV show to a blockbuster scientific discovery, Einstein was all over 2017.

by Benyamin Cohen  |  Friday, November 10, 2017

by Benyamin Cohen
Friday, November 10, 2017

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2017 was the year of Einstein for many reasons. 2017 was the year of Einstein for many reasons. (Photo: Courtesy)

2017 was the year of Einstein for many reasons.
Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) and his wife Elsa (Emily Watson) are surrounded by autograph seekers when they arrive in America.
Kids inspired by Einstein gathered at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on Tuesday.
Gal Wiener, owner and manager of the Winner's auction house in Jerusalem, displays two notes written by Albert Einstein.
An artist's illustration of two merging neutron stars.
A section of the building will house books from Einstein's personal library.
Marian Diamond (right) and Albert Einstein, whose brain she studied.
Professor Einstein is a 14.5" Wi-Fi-connected robot, now available to the public.
Illusionist Uri Geller shows a letter from Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein he bought during an auction in Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein (left) discusses science and inspiration in a play written by Steve Martin.
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2017 had Einstein's name written all over it

You thought 2016 was the year of Einstein? Well, it's all relative. 2017 proved to be an even bigger year for the world's favorite genius. Even Einstein himself, with his affinity for predicting the future, couldn't have perceived this. From an Emmy-nominated TV show to a discovery that rewrote the rules of astronomy, the famed physicist was everywhere. So frizz your hair, stick out your tongue and take a trip down memory lane as we look back at the year in all things Einstein.

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