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title: Letter from Einstein
date: "2002-11-17T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 1038
description: I shared a witty exchange between Albert Einstein and a young girl who mistakenly thought he lived in the 18th century. Einstein’s response offers a charming glimpse into his humor regarding his own mortality.
keywords: [albert einstein, correspondence, archival letters, humor, new york times, children]
---

Cute [letters to Einstein from kids](http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/16/arts/design/16TANK.html).

> Dear Sir,
>
> I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware that you were still alive. I am not interested in history, and I thought that you had lived in the 18th c., or somewhere around that time...
>
> Tyfanny

> Dear Tyfanny,
>
> ... I have to apologize to you that I am still among the living. There will be a remedy for this, however. ...
>
> Einstein

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