evidence: In Defense of Fake Einstein Quotes [...] Einstein was ahead of his time — a true genius, if you will. His famous formula E = mc² ,that sent ripples across the scientific community, became the foundations for harnessing nuclear energy and enabling the discovery of fundamental particles. However, our flawed understanding of geniuses and the near-divine perception of him has led to a few misattribution of quotes. This, coupled with the age of the internet, has created a false persona of Einstein in modern times — a persona I’d like to call, "Feinstein"(Fake-Einstein). It is baffling how many of these Feinstein quotes are running amok on the internet, but these ideas might not be a bad thing at all. Maybe it just means we long for these types of people.