10 Interesting Facts about Albert Einstein

He was a keen musician

Pauline, the mother of the man himself, was a great pianist and wanted her son to love music too. Therefore, she started him on violin lessons, but Einstein wasn’t too keen on it at first. He changed his mind quickly when he heard Mozart’s music, developing a new passion for music, and he continued to play his violin until the last few years of his life.

His violin was named Lina.

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