There’s an apocryphal story that still occasionally surfaces about how Albert Einstein flunked math in the fourth grade. That’s not true. But he did occasionally need help with his math. One ...

Albert Einstein via WikiMedia To avoid military duty, Einstein managed in 1896 to renounce his German citizenship and remained in Switzerland studying for a Mathematics and Physics Diploma.

That’s right: Albert Einstein, math tutor. “Oh, I hated algebra and geometry,” Leedom, 86, told me. “But he showed me how to do things the right way, ...

Although Einstein's theories suggest nothing can move faster than the speed of light, two scientists have extended his equations to show what would happen if faster-than-light travel were possible.

Mrs. Einstein's math. Nov. 3, 2006, 5:51 PM EST. By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News. How much of a role did Albert Einstein's first wife play in the theory of relativity?

A. He started school at 6 1/2 and, according to an Albert Einstein Archives biography, his early teachers did not find him especially talented even though he got high marks.

Albert Einstein was reportedly almost defeated by a math problem sent to him by his friend Max Wertheimer, regarding a car, a hill, and average speed.