Max B. (Max Bernhard) Weinstein

Born in Kaunas in 1852 and later active in Berlin, Max Bernhard Weinstein was a German physicist and philosopher whose work ranged from mathematical physics to the history of ideas.

He wrote on topics including thermodynamics, electromagnetism, and the ether, and he became known for resisting Einstein's theory of relativity rather than embracing the new physics of his time. Alongside his scientific writing, he also explored religion and metaphysics in a broad, comparative way.

That unusual mix of interests makes him memorable: a scholar grounded in nineteenth-century physics who also wanted to ask the largest possible questions about the universe, belief, and human understanding.