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Einstein statue to make home at Georgia Tech

Heavy thinker Albert Einstein has a weighty presence in the world of science.

Now a one-and-a-half-ton likeness of the wild-haired genius will be exerting gravity on the campus of Georgia Tech.

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This artist’s rendering illustrates the way the Robert Berks statue of Albert Einstein will look on the Georgia Tech campus. CONTRIBUTED

The 12-foot sculpture by Robert Berks is a smaller replica of Berks’ gargantuan Einstein bronze sited near the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., which, since 1979, has been a magnet for tourists.