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Einstein… Smarter than a 5th grader?

To even ask such a question seems a bit absurd, but let’s double it. What about a 10th grader?

As reported on the front page of the May 16, 1952 issue of The New York Times [1], the 70-something “genius” Albert Einstein [2] was put to the test. How did he do? He received an A+ for kindness, and, using today’s measuring stick where everyone is a winner, he posted another high score for effort. As for his answer… go to the NYT link above to find out if he was able to go toe-to-toe with a question given to a group of 15-year-olds.

Spoiler alert! In all fairness Dr. Einstein, rumor has it the question was listed under the “Challenging Questions” portion of their assignment.