One of the greatest minds of the 20th century, albert einstein, was known for his love of animals and had a wire fox terrier named chico marx. albert einstein, his dog chico marx, and his secretary helen dukas. copernicus, named after renowned astronomer nicolaus copernicus, was dr. emmett brown's dog in 1955. like einstein in the future, copernicus frequently served as doc's test subject in his experiments. on the evening of november 5, 1955, he had been present when doc started using him as a test subject for his brain-wave analyzer. joo magueijo depicts the innocent purity of einstein's sincere attempts for his kitties in faster than the speed of light: while living in berlin and working as a patent office clerk, einstein,