"The Photograph that Allowed Geniuses to Have a Sense of Humor: ""Einstein with his Tongue Out"" Arthur Sasse, 1951. ""Professor Einstein, hoping to enjoy his 72nd birthday in peace, was stuck on the Princeton campus enduring incessant hounding by the press. Upon being prodded to smile for the camera for what seemed like the millionth time, he gave photographer Arthur Sasse a good look at his uvula instead. This being no ordinary tongue, the resulting photo became an instant classic, thus…"