Biography

Personalities

During his lifetime Patrick has met a vast number of distinguished people from the first man in a powered aircraft - Orville Wright - to the first man on the Moon - Neil Armstrong. But our personal favourite quote concerns his encounter with Einstein.

"I could well believe that he had come from another planet. He was utterly charming to everybody."

"As we all know, Einstein was a talented violinist, and on this occasion he had a violin with him. Pressed to show his skill, he said that he needed an accompanist. There was a piano to hand - and so there was Einstein playing Saint-Saens' Swan to my accompaniment. O for a tape! (If there were any tapes in 1940!)"

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