Einstein is the Man of the Century. He is probably THE most well known scientist of all time. His relativity theory and E=mc2 is so revolutionary that it changed modern science ever since. He has outshined Newton, the man who gave us classical physics and calculus. Yet Einstein has not completely figured out all the laws of the universe... We still have a fairly long way to go for the Theory of Everything that he has long seeked. Yes, Einstein is remarkable because he is the icon of science, the genius everyone admired, we even equate the word "Einstein" with "genius." And he is.
There are even "Baby Einstein" toy products in department stores to attract parents who want to have genius kids.
However, unlike many other accomplished scientists, Einstein didn't display his genius ability when he was a kid. He was slow to start talking and his parents thought was retarded! Slower students often defended themselves saying "hey I don't like school and so was Einstein". The true genius may be able to think beyond regular schooling and boring drills. So do you really want your kid to be a baby Einstein?
Personal Life
Einstein is a celebrity and therefore his personal life got exposed. He had an illegitimate child with his classmate. He eventually married this classmate with objection from his mother who think she is physically unattractive. Despite this objection, they eventually married. Later Einstein had an affair with his cousin and he ended up divorcing the first wife and marrying the cousin. But that's not Einstein's only affair...
Religious Views
Einstein was also famous for "God does not play dice" when disagreeing about quantum theories where little particles have "uncertainty principle" about its location and velocity. Yes, relativity and quantum theories do not play well together. Few has mentioned the response of Bohr: "Don't tell God what to do".
Einstein was deeply religious, but in his own way. But he has his own set of believes. He did not believe in "a personal God", and viewed ethnics as "human concern with no superhuman authority behind it" (and he many more unique views).
Nevertheless Einstein is still a very, very distinguished scientist. His personal life does not influence the theories he discovered. He seeked understanding of the universe. Perhaps if he devoted his genius into understanding how families and human relationships should work, his family may be enjoying more than the eternal fame associated with scientific discoveries.
Scientific affairs sometimes is easier to work with than human affairs.
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