▁For ▁dram atic ▁reasons , ▁I . Q . ▁fict ional izes ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁certain ▁real ▁people . ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁nie ce ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Catherine ▁Bo yd . ▁Kurt ▁Gö del ▁was ▁fam ously ▁sh y ▁and ▁re clus ive , ▁unlike ▁his ▁fict ional ▁counter part ▁in ▁this ▁film . ▁The ▁movie ▁gives ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁Ein stein ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁are ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁age , ▁when ▁in ▁fact , ▁they ▁were ▁between ▁ 1 7 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁younger ▁than ▁Ein stein . ▁The ▁real - life ▁Louis ▁B am berger ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁before ▁the ▁film ' s ▁set ▁period . ▁▁ ▁The ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁listen ▁to ▁Little ▁Richard ' s ▁" T ut ti - F ru itt i ," ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁while ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ▁died ▁in ▁April ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁▁▁ ▁While ▁some ▁view ers ▁believe ▁Rob b ins ' ▁character ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁imp erson ating ▁Don ▁V ito ▁Cor le one , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando , ▁from ▁The ▁God father , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁actually ▁imp erson ating ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Johnny ▁St rab ler ▁( also ▁played ▁by ▁Mar lon ▁Br ando ), ▁from ▁The ▁Wild ▁One , ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁American ▁film ▁no ir , ▁whose ▁persona ▁became