Colleagues,

“You have to remain critically vigilant.”
Albert Einstein’s supervisor in the Swiss Patent Office

At the same time as the tragic events unfolded in Boston and West, Texas, I finished reading Walter Isaacson’s Albert Einstein book. Isaacson, who also wrote the popular book on Steve Jobs, describes the extraordinary accomplishments, the passions, and the life of one of the 20th century’s greatest intellectuals. Much of Einstein’s philosophy was shaped by the tragic and violent events of his day so his words and thoughts have as much meaning today as they did seventy years ago.