Don’t Laugh at Einstein

With “Relativity Speaking, Einstein Was a Slacker” (Commentary, April 11), you do harm just to get a laugh. True, Einstein’s later work didn’t match his early achievements, his scientific judgment was not unerring, and he was not a saint. But he did not coast later in his career, and his promotion of socially responsible science was a significant contribution in itself. Science has a tough enough time these days. Please don’t make it tougher by mocking it falsely like this.

Steve Miller

San Diego