Einstein no stranger to the ladies: letters

After 20 years in lockdown, Albert Einstein's personal papers have surfaced, revealing that the physics genius was equally industrious with the ladies.

Before Einstein died, he left his stepdaughter Margot a series of letters in which he talks about his escapades with six women - before, after, and during his two marriages.

In the letters, he unapologetically confesses to his numerous affairs and details how long they lasted.

The 3,500-page collection also delves into his concerns with his schizophrenic son, how he got bored of his own theory of relativity, and his bad financial habits after winning the Nobel Prize. (Though some thought he gave his winnings to one of his wives, the letters detail how he actually lost most of the money in the 1929 stock market crash.)

The Jewish-German physicist immigrated to the United States after the Nazis rose to power in Germany in 1933.

While traveling, he wrote to his ex-wife and Margot nearly every day until his death in 1955.

The letters were bequeathed to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem after Margot died in 1986.

She specified that the letters should remain sealed until 20 years after her death.

Photography: AQUILA

Source: Discovery Channel Reports, July 12 edition