Looks like all the Einsteins are flocking to this thread. Einstein was A GENIUS.
He was not without skill, or lazy either. But genius? I am not so sure. He is a minor player in a field of giants:
James Clerk Maxwell. Gave us the rudiments, field equations over time variables. His work is taken grossly out of context by modern quantum.
Michael Faraday. Gave us the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Also helped coined the term ‘dielectric’.
Oliver Heaviside. Gave us the coaxial cable, and the TRUE understanding of light.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz. The smartest genius you never heard about.
Nikola Tesla. The smartest genius you have heard about.
Oleg Jefimenko. Numerous PHDs, master of electromagnetic theorem.
Walter Russell. Expanded on and unified much of the works before him.