Editing 2001 Einstein (section)

== Naming ==

This [[minor planet]] was named in honour of the German-born, Swiss–American physicist and Nobelist [[Albert Einstein]] (1879–1955). It is considered suitable, that the body discovered at Bern is named after the 1921 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] laureate, since it was the place where he had his golden years while working as a clerk at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. He is also honored by the lunar crater ''[[Einstein (crater)|Einstein]]''.<ref name="springer" /> The official {{MoMP|2001|naming citation}} was published by the [[Minor Planet Center]] on 15 October 1977 ({{small|[[Minor Planet Circulars|M.P.C.]] 4237}}).<ref name="DoMP-Circular-dates" /> [[Arthur C. Clarke]] joked in the postscript of his novel ''[[3001: The Final Odyssey]]'' that he was hoping asteroid 2001 would be named after him, but it was named for Einstein first. Asteroid 3001 was named [[3001 Michelangelo]]. Clarke was later honoured with asteroid [[4923 Clarke]], named together with [[5020 Asimov]].