Israel's Hebrew University obtains a 'magnificent' collection of famed physicist Albert Einstein's manuscripts, including computations and letters that reveal glimpses of the Nobel-winner's personality.
FILE - This June, 1954 file photo, shows physicist Albert Einstein in Princeton, N.J. Israel’s Hebrew University has obtained a “magnificent” collection of famed physicist Albert Einstein’s manuscripts, including computations and letters that reveal glimpses of the Nobel-winner’s personality. The university announced the acquisition Wednesday, March 6, 2019, ahead of Einstein’s 140th birthday.
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Hebrew University says it has obtained a “magnificent” collection of Albert Einstein’s manuscripts, including a personal letter in which he expressed shame for not knowing the Hebrew language. The university announced the acquisition on Wednesday ahead of the physicist’s 140th birthday, following a donation by the Crown-Goodman Foundation. The Chicago-based foundation purchased the 110-page collection from a private collector in North Carolina for an undisclosed sum.
Among the documents are Einstein’s correspondences with lifelong friend Michele Besso. In one letter, Einstein praises Besso, a Christian of Jewish descent, for learning Hebrew. Einstein wrote that he “must feel ashamed” for not speaking Hebrew, “but I prefer to feel ashamed than to learn it.”
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump calls on Congress to demand manuscript of Michael Cohen's purported tell-all"Congress must demand the transcript of Michael Cohen’s new book, given to publishers a short time ago. Your heads will spin when you see the lies, misrepresentations and contradictions against his Thursday testimony."
Read more »
Trump cites 'just released' book manuscript to attack CohenPresident Trump said Saturday that a 'just released' manuscript of a book written by Michael Cohen would show his longtime personal lawyer had lied to Congress
Read more »
Zalando extends beauty range to five new markets, adds brandsZalando will offer beauty products in five new markets and add more brands from ...
Read more »
Spotify just added a million new users in under a weekCNN News, delivered. Select from our newsletters below and enter your email to subscribe.
Read more »
From the Archives: Protests in Los Angeles after beating of Selma marchersAfter 'Bloody Sunday,' the March 7, 1965, beating of civil rights marchers, protests broke out across the United States. Here's how The Times covered it.
Read more »
Vatican to Open Archives on World War II Pope Pius XIIPope Francis said he would open the Vatican archives on Pope Pius XII, bowing to decades of requests from historians and Jewish groups who have questioned why the wartime pope stayed silent during the horrors of Nazi-controlled Europe.
Read more »
Vatican to open World War II-era archives on controversial Pope Pius XIIDeclaring that the church 'isn't afraid of history,' Pope Francis said he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust.
Read more »