At the age of 23 Einstein had just found a boring job, out of the public eye, that left him plenty of time to dream and think big thoughts [1]. Untimely attenti

At the age of 23 Einstein had just found a boring job, out of the public eye, that left him plenty of time to dream and think big thoughts [1]. Untimely attention from Harvard might well have ruined all gifts he was about to give to physics. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_Mirabilis_papers#Background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_Mirabilis_papers#Backgro...