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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

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.)

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Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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