BRYANT WIENEKE

12. Albert looked up at the drawing of Galileo Galilei above his desk. In the drawing, the 17th-century astronomer and physicist had a...

10. The Einstein family sat down to supper with Hans Albert in a high-chair next to his mother. Mileva set down the large pot of beef...

9. The two technical experts approached the Einstein flat in silence with Albert lost in thought. He had always believed that there was...

8. At the end of the day, Albert and Besso left the office together. The sun was still up, and the sky was clear. They walked quietly...

7. A number of public service employees ate lunch at a café around the corner from the Patent Office. It was a small, crowded space...

5. Born in Switzerland, Besso had moved to Bern the previous year after Einstein helped him secure a position at the Patent Office. Of...

3. Albert found the tea strainer he had left in a shallow dish on the stove and put it back on the lip of his mug. Then he poured water...

2. The study was painted a faded off-white and had no windows. On the right side as Albert entered was a series of wooden bookcases...

1. Albert Einstein had not been sleeping well. He was a man of medium height and slight build with even features and penetrating brown...

I started this blog when I was in the throes of cancer treatment, as a follow-up to my 2017 book, Melanoma without a Cause. That book...