As a Zoology major I thought I had seen enough of science
for a lifetime. I have studied the nitty gritty details of the inner workings
of the cell, charted the evolution of our species from their humble beginnings,
and written out those impossible organic chemistry reactions over a hundred
times. I thought I was just about done with science and had no desire to see it
imparted in everything I see. However, an image of Einstein seems to be an unequivocal
image of science. I like this image particularly because it is almost as if we
catch Einstein in the middle of a scientific discovery – Einstein looks over
his shoulder almost unexpectedly. It’s refreshing to see a genius like Einstein
so surprised at being intruded on – we see the scientific processing happening in
the moment. This is the image of scientists and science I like to see: the
process of developing the breakthroughs that change our world.
