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EINSTEIN, Albert. Autograph letter signed ('Papa') to his son Eduard ('Lieber Tetel'), n.p., n.d. [early 1929], 2 pages, 8vo, on paper from a notebook.
The problem of gravitation and electricity solved. Einstein complains that it is so long since he has seen Eduard and suggests a visit at Easter, when Hans Albert will also be there; and announces exultantly that 'after incredibly intensive work, I have fully and satisfactorily solved my problem of gravitation and electricity, and thus to some extent brought my life's work to a close. The rest is merely a bonus' (eine Gratisbeilage); he rejoices that he has survived the stresses of the work so well. When Eduard comes over, he will try to explain the matter to him a little. A postscript reports the admiration with which he has read 'Bernard Shaw's new book about socialism and capitalism' (The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism); he will send it over and Eduard absolutely must read it.
Einstein's exuberant espousals of a series of ultimately fruitless solutions to the Unified Field Theory during the 1920s and 1930s gradually became a subject of ironical comment in academic circles. His admiration for Bernard Shaw was reciprocated: at a dinner in Einstein's honour at the Savoy Hotel in October 1930 Shaw made a widely publicised speech praising him as the equal of Ptolemy and Copernicus.
The problem of gravitation and electricity solved. Einstein complains that it is so long since he has seen Eduard and suggests a visit at Easter, when Hans Albert will also be there; and announces exultantly that 'after incredibly intensive work, I have fully and satisfactorily solved my problem of gravitation and electricity, and thus to some extent brought my life's work to a close. The rest is merely a bonus' (eine Gratisbeilage); he rejoices that he has survived the stresses of the work so well. When Eduard comes over, he will try to explain the matter to him a little. A postscript reports the admiration with which he has read 'Bernard Shaw's new book about socialism and capitalism' (The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism); he will send it over and Eduard absolutely must read it.
Einstein's exuberant espousals of a series of ultimately fruitless solutions to the Unified Field Theory during the 1920s and 1930s gradually became a subject of ironical comment in academic circles. His admiration for Bernard Shaw was reciprocated: at a dinner in Einstein's honour at the Savoy Hotel in October 1930 Shaw made a widely publicised speech praising him as the equal of Ptolemy and Copernicus.
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