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Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by everyone. While most of these do not understand this man’s work, everyone knows that its impact on the world of science is astonishing. Yes, many have heard of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of relativity, but few know about the intriguing life that led this scientist to discover what some have called, the greatest single achievement of human thought. Einstein used mathematical reasoning for Religion influenced Einstein’s views by questioning the design of the universe. Since at least 1750, Einstein’s paternal and maternal ancestors had lived in southern Germany, mainly in Buchau, a small town not far from Ulm. Albert’s great grandfather was born there, his grandfather was born there and his father. The fact that Albert, born in Ulm on March 14, 1879, was contrary to Jewish tradition, not given the name of his grandfather, shows that his parents were not strict in matters of religion. Although they never renounced their Jewish heritage, they did not observe traditional rights or dietary laws and never attended religious service at the synagogue. Hermann Einstein regarded Jewish rituals as relics of an