From the US revolutionary socialist paper Labor Action, July 10 1950 If your school-age son is somewhat better than clever in any field of science, you may have heard the expression: "He's an Einstein." It is indeed unprecedented that the name of a scientist working in highly specialised mathematical physics has become a by-word in the homes of his adopted land. This unique status of Albert Einstein rests not only on his scientific pre-eminence but also upon his keen interest in social and political affairs.