Who said going into science wasn’t a lucrative career move?In Forbes’ latest ranking of the highest earning dead celebrities, Albert Einstein beat out the likes of John Lennon, Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe to take the fourth spot behind Elvis Presley, Charles Schulz and Heath Ledger.Even though the father of relativity has been dead for 53 years, he remains one of the most recognizable faces in the world.He’s been a consistent appearance on Forbes’ list and raked in $18 million last year.
But where is all this money coming from?And who gets it?
As it turns out, Einstein doesn’t have any living heirs.He bequested all his personal papers, intellectual property rights and the right to use his image to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.The university hires the company Greenlight to manage these rights and dole out permission for Einstein paraphernalia. (Greenlight also manages the rights to Steve McQueen and the ...
