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Einstein by numbers

07 Apr 2011 James Dacey

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By James Dacey

This fresh take on the iconic image of Einstein is the creation of Spanish artist Juan Osbourne. If you click through to the original work you will discover that it is also a puzzle where you have to find the numbers one to nine hidden among the letters of the alphabet. The portrait is part of a collection of images by Osbourne composed solely from letters, words and numbers, including several film stars and musicians.

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