A P P E N D IX D EINSTEIN ON GREATNESS Published under the subtitle “Einstein on Greatness” in New York Times, 18 April 1926, sec. 9, p. 12. E I N S T E I N O N G R E A T N E S S P R O F E S S O R A L B E R T E IN S T E IN o f re la tiv ity fa m e is q u o te d in a re c e n t in te rv ie w a s sa y in g : “ W h y do people sp e a k of g re a t m en in te rm s o f n a tio n a lity ? G re a t G e r m a n s , g r e a t E n g lis h m e n ? G oethe a lw a y s p ro te ste d a g a in s t bein g called a G e rm a n p o et. G re a t m en a re sim ply m en a n d a re n o t to be considered fro m th e point o f view o f n a tio n a lity , n o r sh o u ld th e e n v iro n m e n t in w hich th e y w ere b ro u g h t u p be ta k e n into a c c o u n t."