Albert Einstein letters to Ernest J. Sternglass, 1950-1951.
Collection — manuscript box: 72 - folder 1
Identifier: 6842m
Scope and content
Two letters (typed, signed) from Albert Einstein, one discussing Sternglass's overemphasis on Kant and the importance of terminology in dictating thought. The second related to the voltage necessary to create a neutron from an electron. Also, some newspaper clippings mentioning Einstein and a copy of a letter from Louis de Broglie to an unknown individual (found amongst the Einstein letters).
Dates
- 1950 - 1951
- Undated
Creator
- Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. (Person)
Language of Material
In German.
Biographical / Historical
In 1947, Ernest J. Sternglass wrote to Einstein about physics problems and was invited to visit him in Princeton.
Extent
5 items. (5 items.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)