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An urban legend is a humorous story or piece of information that is circulated as though it were

true. The story of Einstein and his chauffeur is one such popular urban legend. The story goes

that after publishing his famous theory, Albert Einstein received numerous invitations, to give

lectures, from renowned universities. So he would tour the various universities, delivering

lectures wherever he went. He was always accompanied by his faithful chauffeur. At each

venue, the chauffeur would sit in the last row and listen to the lecture. In this way, he soon

became familiar with the contents of Einstein's lecture.

One day, as they were driving back after a lecture, the chauffeur said, 'Professor Einstein, I

have heard your lecture so many times that I am sure I could deliver it as accurately as you do.'

'Very well,' replied Einstein, 'I'm going to Dartmouth next week. They don't know me there. You

can deliver the lecture as Einstein and I'll take your place as the chauffeur !'

The following week Einstein, dressed in the chauffeur's uniform, drove his chauffeur to the

venue of the lecture in Dartmouth. The chauffeur delivered the lecture flawlessly while an

amused Einstein sat in the last row. When the lecture finished, the chauffeur received a

thunderous applause. Then, just as he was leaving the podium, a member of the audience

loudly asked him an elaborate, complex question. The audience waited in anticipation to hear

an answer from the great Einstein. The hall was so silent you could hear a pin drop.

The chauffeur, of course, knew no more than the words of the lecture he had heard over and

again. He had delivered the lecture by rote, without understanding its depth and complexities.

However he was an intelligent man who could think on his feet. He barely paused for a moment

and then said, 'The answer to this question is so simple that I am going to let my chauffeur

answer.





Q1.why was Einstein invented to deliver a lecture​

Answer 1

Einstein was invented to deliver a lecture as he was a famous scientist and when he published his theory it circulated and received lots of acknowledgement from people.

• Albert Einstein published his theory which in no time became famous and was liked by a huge amount of people. The result was that he got several invitations from renowned universities and places to give a lecture and a speech.
• In a way people would get inspired and encouraged as well as learn so much from Einstein as he was an epitome of knowledge.]
• His chauffeur used to accompany him everywhere and had rot learnt everything which Einstein used to say whenever he would deliver a speech or lecture and one such day when Einstein told him to give a lesson instead of him he did it exactly in the same way.
• But later when he was asked to answer a complex question he was smart even to say that the question was so easy that even his chauffeur, Einstein himself, could answer it. Basically, this portrays that Einstein was smart, intelligent and a very knowledgeable human being and rot learning leads nowhere.

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Answer 2

Einstein was invited to deliver a lecture on his new theory of relativity in 1905 at the University of Zurich, Switzerland because, at that time, he was a relatively unknown physicist, but his lecture caught the attention of the scientific community and led to his recognition as a genius in the field. After this, he was invited to speak at various institutions across Europe, cementing his reputation as one of the most brilliant minds in physics.

• Einstein had previously been working at the Patent Office and had recently obtained his doctorate.
• His revolutionary ideas about space, time, and gravity were of great interest to the scientific community and he was seen as a promising young physicist.
• The lecture received significant attention and helped establish Einstein's reputation as one of the most significant scientists of the 20th century.

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