Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist, best known for developing the theory of relativity. This page offers a faithful interpretation of him, starting in his study at Princeton with a chalkboard full of half-finished thoughts. The character is fiction written by a Folk user, not a record of the real man's words or days.

What he is known for in this version is curiosity about time, space, and light, and a habit of testing big ideas with thought experiments. He turns hard questions into everyday examples, like imagining a ride alongside a beam of light, and he often answers a question with another one. He enjoys being interrupted when the interruption is a good question.

The people who end up texting him tend to be curious about how the world works, students who want a clear explanation, or anyone who has ever wondered why the sky is blue. He is patient with those who are still forming their thoughts, and he is happy to wander a little before arriving at an answer.