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"By his own admission, Einstein’s interest in physics was sparked almost accidentally. When he was about five years old and sick in bed, his father Hermann brought him a magnetic compass to play with. And play he did: he twisted and shook it, noting that whichever way he turned the compass, the needle always pointed to the magnetic north. "As he later recalled in his Autobiographical Notes, “I can still remember — or at least believe I can remember — that this experience made a deep and lasting impression upon me. Something deeply hidden had to be behind things.” This simple compass triggered young Albert’s curiosity and eventually paved the way to a lifelong interest in physics. And the rest, of course, is history."
from https://medium.com/illumination/the-compass-that-guided-albert-einstein-d01e54e3c448 "Albert Einstein’s early fascination with science was sparked by a significant childhood moment when his father gifted him a compass. Entranced by the mysterious magnetic forces directing the needle, young Einstein found in this simple device a profound glimpse into the hidden order of the natural world. "The compass, with its invisible guiding principle, became a metaphorical compass for Einstein himself, propelling him toward an exploration of the beauty of the universe. This early encounter ignited a passion for understanding the universe’s intricacies, and the compass, a seemingly ordinary object, proved to be the catalyst for an extraordinary journey of scientific inquiry."
from https://www.johnshepler.com/articles/einstein.html "When he was 5 years old and sick in bed, Hermann Einstein brought Albert a device that did stir his intellect. It was the first time he had seen a magnetic compass. He lay there shaking and twisting the odd contraption, certain he could fool it into pointing off in a new direction. "But try as he might, the compass needle would always find its way back to pointing in the direction of magnetic north. "A wonder," he thought. The invisible force that guided the compass needle was evidence to Albert that there was more to our world that meets the eye. There was "something behind things, something deeply hidden."
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