Albert Einstein’s name is synonymous with “genius,” and his wild hair is a trope of its own for mad scientists and professors in popular culture. Einstein’s discoveries led to modern-day ...

Einstein died at the age of 76 on April 18, 1955, of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. According to AMNH, Einstein denied surgery for the burst blood vessel, saying “I want to go when I want to go.