100 years of einstein   (geekin)

As [Einstein] said in 1932, “the real goal of my research has always been the simplification and unification of the system of theoretical physics.” He never succeeded in unifying physics, but he did, much as it may seem paradoxical to the layman, succeed in simplifying it. Once one learns the complex mathematical language required to express his ideas, Einstein's theories are the simplest and most obvious of any in physics.
 -Miraculous Visions, The Economist