Albert Einstein wearing sandals at Nassau Point, New York in 1939. He is sitting with David Rothman, a friend and local store owner. After some initial confusion in the store resulting from Einstein’s thickly accented request for a pair of “sundahls”, which Rothman interpreted as “sundial”, the scientist was able to successfully purchase the white sandals on his feet for $1.35. He laughed off the episode, blaming “my atrocious accent!”. The men remained close friends thereafter. Follow @historyf