“In 1904, I had no job and my wife was pregnant. AUGUST 2014 I was scared about not having enough money and I was bored in my job in a government office. But I was also excited about physics, and I started to think about it more as I completed my doctorate. In 1905, I wrote 4 famous articles and had them published. One included my idea that matter could be changed to energy, which later led to nuclear energy. Many scientists criticized me, but I continued to write and finally received the Nobel Prize.”