Example: "[Russel Brand] was The Chosen One! He was supposed to destroy the wealth inequality gap, not join them!!!" -Source
There's no engaging with simple-minded Rhesus Macaques that refuse to think beyond 'Democrats: for the people
Republicans: for the rich' (or whatever the Fox News reverse is).
Einstein and Hawking get credit for distilling the essence theoretical physics to a level where an interested layman can comprehend it, but they didn't bother debating relativity with flat-earthers. It's remarkable how long modern civilization has clung on giving political authority to the snobbish masses with the delusion of modern democracy. The only route to prosperity is by respecting this quadrant graph; by restricting people making irrational decisions for others.
Einstein distilled physics?
I based that off a debatable quote, but he at least was known as a pop-culture icon while he was breathing. Hawking is the better example, having published books intended to be consumed by those without physics degrees.
Fair enough. I've never read what Einstein wrote directly. Other people have summarized his theories for laymen.