5 Popular Characters Inspired By Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is a world renowned genius whose influence knew no bounds when he was alive. Even after death, Einstein has served as an inspiration not only to students, but also to writers, filmmakers and comedians alike.

Most recently, Einstein was shown in Christopher Nolan's Oscar winning movie - Oppenheimer, a familiar portrayal of the genius by Tom Conti. Albert Einstein is seen as a mentor to Robert Oppenheimer, the protagonist. Historically, Einstein is known to have initiated a request for Manhattan project.

Following is a list of 5 popular fictional characters who are inspired by Albert Einstein:

1. The 1988 film Young Einstein presents a fictionalized version of Einstein’s early life. In this version, Einstein is shown as the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer who not only develops the theory of relativity, but also surfing and rock and roll. His theory, E=mc^2 is shown as method for splitting beer atoms!

2. In the 2001 film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Einstein was portrayed as a holographic personality called Dr. Know and voiced by Robin Williams.

3. In the film Back to the Future, Doc Brown is portrayed as a brilliant scientist, time traveler and inventor. He resembles Einstein and has a dog named Einstein, who is Brown's favorite scientist. No wonder Doc Brown's hair is all over the place like Einstein's. Christopher Lloyd, who played the character credited Einstein as being his inspiration for the character.

4. The 2009 film The Nutcracker in 3D includes a character named Uncle Albert which was played by Nathan Lane, who resembles Einstein, speaks with a German accent, and recites Albert Einstein quotes. On the internet, many of Einstein's quotes are often misattributed, but that is a different story.

5. Another Einstein like character appears in Nicolas Roeg's 1985 film Insignificance. The film includes a scene in which the genius scientist, played by Michael Emil, discusses relativity with an actress, resembling Marilyn Monroe. It is a popular notion that the two celebrities secretly met.