[drewrv]

> “the exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”

Sounds to me like Einstein suffered from a bit of imposter syndrome.

[powertower]

Most of his work was the product of other physicists work being brought together and slightly modified.

[justinhj]

Even when you put it like that it doesn't sound trivial

[effie]

What do you mean, "Most of his work"? Most of his work on special relativity or most of all his work?