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Love and lollipops

Six Little Scientists write to One Big Scientist

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Shaun Usher
Sep 01, 2023
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To brighten your day, I bring you what I humbly believe is the most charming of the thousands of letters sent to Albert Einstein by inquisitive children. In fact, it would be difficult to design a more endearing one. The fact that he responded with an amusingly brief letter of his own simply adds a cherry to the cake. Enjoy.

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