Einstein: His Life and

Universe

“During his four

years at the
Polytechnic, he got
marks of 5 or 6 (on a
6-point scale) in all
of his theoretical
physics courses, but
got only 4s in most
of his math courses,
especially those in
geometry.”

“In his course

Physical Experiments
for Beginners, Pernet
gave Einstein a 1,
the lowest possible
grade, thus earning
himself the historic
distinction of having
flunked Einstein in a
physics course.
Partly it was because
Einstein seldom
showed up for the
course.”