Did Albert Einstein never learn to drive? Many websites make the claim that Albert Einstein never learned to drive. For example, this website claims: > Did Albert Einstein have a car? Albert Einstein had no car of his own and he also never learned how to drive. If he had to, he was driven by friends and relatives or their chauffeurs. The TV show _The Big Bang Theory_ also makes the claim, in which: > In "The Euclid Alternative", Sheldon bemoans, "I just don’t see why I need a driver’s license, Albert Einstein never had a driver’s license." Howard quips, "Yeah, but Albert Einstein didn’t make me wet myself at 40 miles an hour." Penny also snaps and replies, "Yeah, and I never wanted to kick Albert Einstein in the nuts." Did Albert Einstein learn to drive, or obtain a driver's license, considering he stayed in the USA for a significant proportion of his career?

According to Walter Isaacson's biography, His Life and Universe

> (Szilard, like Einstein, did not drive)

Source: Chapter 21

Also,

> "The professor does not drive," Elsa [Einstein's wife] often said. "It's too complicated for him."

Source: Chapter 19