Albert einstein's handwritten theory about hapiness sold for $1.56m
Money can't buy happiness, but $1.56 million can buy Albert Einstein's happiness theory. Two notes written by the famous physicist recently sold for well above their expected value at a Jerusalem auction house. During Einstein's trip to Japan in 1922 to receive the Nobel Prize in physics, he wrote notes on how to live a fulfilling life while staying at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. When a messenger delivered something to his room, the German-born physicist gave him two of the autographed notes, because he didn't have a tip available. Einstein said the notes could be worth more than a tip one day. He was right. One note, written in German translates to: "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness."It was expected to sell for between $5,000 and $8,000, according to the Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions website . Instead, a bidding war lasting about 25 minutes ended in a sa...