whenever i see four pictures together i naturally expect it’s gonna be either loss.jpg, a political alignments chart, or the four horsemen of the apocalypse
In 1946, a South African child who
dreamed of being a scientist wrote to
Albert Einstein, and they became pen
pals. A few letters later, she said she
regretted being a girl, apologized for
not telling him, and hoped he wouldn’t
think less of her. He replied right away,
saying “I do not mind that you are a girl,
but the main thing is that you yourself
do not mind. There is no reason for it.” SourceSource 2Source 3
The little girl, Myfawny Williams, went on to study the genetics of Themeda triandra, a type of grass native to Africa. Photo credit: Julia Wood