Hermann Minkowski taught him math in the 1890s & couldn't believe it when he became a great scientist
He created and 
developed the geometry of numbers and used geometrical methods to solve 
problems in number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity ... 
Minkowski is perhaps best known for his work in relativity, in which he... [DOC] [TLE] Minkowski biography - University of St Andrews [PAR] Biography of Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) ...