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We have a joke in Russia: Einstein has died and gone to Heaven, where he meets God. And God says to him, “You, Einstein, you have worked hard, you deserve some reward. Ask me any question about anything you like, and I will give you the answer.” So, Einstein thinks a bit, then says, “What is the equation of it all?” Ah, says God, picking up a piece of chalk, “it is like this,” and he writes a long formula on the board. Einstein looks at this very carefully, nodding and appreciating, then suddenly frowns, and points at the formula. “But you’ve made a mistake.”

“I know,” says God.

As told to Alexander Masters by a Russian mathematician in Montreal – quoted in Simon – The Genius in my Basement published by Fourth Estate, London.

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