Douglas Whitman has been happily married for 8 years. He is a fun, athletic father of three young boys. His tall height and slender stature has allowed him to be a strong competitor in sports throughout his life. He grew up in a large family of sixteen. For most of his life, his family lived on wealth fare, but both of his parents worked very hard to care for their family. His father had a PhD and his mother was incredibly artistic. In reflecting upon his parents, Doug said “they both have this gift where they can take what’s handed to them and make something awesome out of it.” Doug is a very successful Principal Scientist, and currently an interim …show more content…
Most people are familiar with some of his work, such as the theory of relativity or one of the most known equations (E=MC2). Einstein did not do particularly well in school and teachers did not like him very much, but he did not let this limit him. He was able to magnify his strengths and because of this became one of the most brilliant physicists the world has ever known. Reading through the facts of Albert Einstein, I can draw several parallels to Doug. Part of his job as a principal scientist involves reading through patents, just as Einstein did at one time. As Doug’s mother put it, “he has one of the most active imaginations.” It is because Doug has been able to embrace his imagination that he has had great