A Century of Einstein

I'd like to give a nod to famed physicist, Albert Einstein for a moment since 2005 marks a century of Einstein.

1905 was dubbed the "miracle year", and Einstein published a plethora of scientific papers that still play an important role in science today. In 1905, only a few believed in  the existence of atoms, whereas today, you know the pen you are holding in your hand is comprised of those little suckers because your science teacher told you so. Fact is fact. Didn't you know?

Just as Einstein was a scientist, he was a prized philosopher and philanthropist. Now, I know that physics and philosophy go hand in hand. Quantum physics theories are just that - theories - ones that we can only accept as a working idea. My guy, who happens to be a physics teacher, often likes to demonstrate the laws of physics while pontificating the theories behind them and how they pertain to our existence (he can be such an existentialist in the making as well!) and I often find myself wondering about technology and how the laws of physics have had an impact on how we communicate today.

It's funny, because Einstein once said "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."

I wonder, then, if Einstein were still around, how would he describe VoIP or WiMAX?

Your ideas are welcome.