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Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 10 June 1939 on his personal embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to Dr. Maurice Lenz who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us.
We have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity and our knowledge that the cause for which we are suffering is a momentous and sacred cause.
It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future…[signed] A. Einstein”.
Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and light creasing, otherwise near fine condition. Accompanied by Einstein’s embossed mailing envelope, postmarked Princeton on 12 June 1939. Sold for $134,344.
Very rare photo signed by Albert Einstein, on the occasion of the Nobel Prize winner playfully sticking out his tongue to a group of photographers on his 72nd birthday. Photo was snapped on 14 March 1951 by Arthur Sasse, a UPI photographer whose employers were at first hesitant about publishing the iconoclastic image of Einstein; when they did, Einstein was so amused by it that he ordered several prints to give out to close friends. This image is unlike most which crop the photo to show only Einstein. Here, the photo is shown in its full context with Einstein seated between Dr. Frank Aydelotte, head of the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, and Aydelotte’s wife, after celebrating his birthday at the Princeton Club. Photo is signed along the left margin ”A. Einstein .51”, indicating he signed the image shortly after it was taken. Photo measures 7” x 10”. Very good to near fine condition. Extraordinarily rare photo signed by Einstein, the most famous and beloved image of him. Sold for $125,000.
Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 10 June 1939 on his personal blind-embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to William Morris of the famed William Morris Agency, who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us.
We have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity and our knowledge that the cause for which we are suffering is a momentous and sacred cause.
It must be a source of deep gratification to you to be making so important a contribution toward rescuing our persecuted fellow-Jews from their calamitous peril and leading them toward a better future…[signed] A. Einstein”. Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds and small closed tear at top, in very good to near fine condition. Sold for $63,195.
Albert Einstein letter signed with his hand drawings, elegantly explaining his electrostatic theory of special relativity to a physics teacher struggling to reconcile it with experiments he was conducting. In addition to the letter, which is new to the market, Einstein generously replies to a series of questions the teacher asks him on a questionnaire, providing additional drawings and calculations, initialed ”A.E.” at the conclusion. Dated 4 September 1953 on Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, Einstein writes to Arthur L. Converse, the teacher from Malcolm, Iowa, in part, ”There is no difficulty to explain your present experiment on the basis of the usual electrostatic theory. One has only to assume that there is a difference of potential between the body of the earth and higher layers of the atmosphere, the earth being negative relatively to those higher layers…[Einstein then draws Earth and the atmosphere, referring to it for clarification] The electric potential p rises linearly with the distance h from the surface of the earth…For all your experiments the following question is relevant: How big is the electric charge produced on a conductor which is situated in a certain height h, this body being connected with the earth…” Einstein then answers Converse’s questions on a two-page questionnaire. In one answer, Einstein seems to disagree with the question, providing both a diagram and mathematical equation and then a ”?” to try to aid understanding. He later writes ”not clear” to one answer along with a question mark and additional diagram with the notation ”charge of elektroscope increased proportional to h”. An extraordinary lot by Einstein showing the generosity of his time, with rare content on his theory of special relativity. Single page letter and two-page questionnaire each measures 8.5” x 11”. Also included is Einstein’s original mailing envelope from ”Room 115” of the Institute for Advanced Study, postmarked 7 September 1953 from Princeton. Folds and very light toning to letter, otherwise near fine. Questionnaire has folds, light toning and staple mark, otherwise near fine with bold handwriting by Einstein. With an LOA from the nephew of Arthur Converse and new to the market. Sold for $53,504.
Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed on God & Unified Field Theory, With Mathematical Equations in His Hand Regarding the Theory — “…It is devilishly difficult to get closer to ‘Him’…”
Albert Einstein autograph letter signed in April 1950, shortly after his article “On the Generalized Theory of Gravitation” appeared in “Scientific American”. Einstein replies to a letter from his closest friend, Michele Besso, with wide-ranging content spanning the spiritual (even referencing God as “Him”) to his Unified Field Theory, with equations from the theory in his hand (“A certain mathematical question has occupied me lately”) that he believes neutralizes his critics. Einstein also takes aim at quantum physicists (“there is no such thing as a ‘particle’ in the strictest meaning of the word”) and even tackles the tricky issue of knowledge itself (“no guarantee that it will ever be possible to know whether the theory is ‘true.’”). At the age of 71, Einstein is seeking to augment his Unified Field Theory, creating an umbrella theory for Special Relativity and Gravity, and seems frustrated that “contemporary physicists” appear content with theoretical abstractions without proving the equations underpinning them. In fact, he predicts that they will eventually see the need for evidence: “they clearly have the right to condemn my method as unproductive. But it will not be like that in the long run. They will see, very slowly, that you cannot get closer in depth to things with the quasi-empirical method.”
Two page letter on 8.5″ x 11″ sheet is near fine and accompanied by original envelope postmarked from Princeton on 16 April 1950. Also accompanied by a four page reply letter from Besso, with complete translation for both letters. Sold for $36,628.
Albert Einstein Autograph Letter Signed Regarding His United Field Theory: “…I have been brooding and calculating almost all of my days and half of the nights…’Unified Field Theory’…”
Exceptional autograph letter signed by Albert Einstein on completing his Unified Field Theory, in which he attempts to unify his Special Theory of Relativity with Gravitational Theory into a single theory in an almost spiritual way to explain the laws of physics. In his Nobel Prize speech from 1923, Einstein expounded on his belief of a singular theory that the universe must be operating under, a so-called “Theory of Everything” that has inspired Stephen Hawking and other prominent physicists: “The intellect seeking after an integrated theory cannot rest content with the assumption that there exist two distinct fields totally independent of each other by their nature.” Einstein in fact, became somewhat preoccupied with the impulse to solve the unification puzzle, as evidenced in this letter, written to his closest friend Michele Besso, where he emerges from his solitude and “brooding” after finally completing what he calls his “Unified Field Theory”. He mentions to Besso that he expects colleagues “will initially stick their tongues out as far as possible” because his “equations do not contain Planck’s constant h” (the bedrock of quantum mechanics), which he infers is a “craze” and that he expects the physics community to “remorsefully return to the time-space concept”. Indeed, though Einstein didn’t dismiss quantum mechanics, he wasn’t swept up in the 1920s furor over it, and believed it could be explained in a broader unification theory.
Einstein’s theory was published later in 1929, pages 27-7 in “Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Physikalisch-mathematische Klasse”. Letter on two pages of a 5.75″ x 8.25″ sheet is beautifully penned by Einstein in blue ink. With the original transmittal envelope measuring 6″ x 4″. In well-preserved, near fine condition. With complete translation. Sold for $31,500.
Exceptional and lengthy autograph letter signed by Albert Einstein in October 1938, ten days after English Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement, effectively ceding Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler. Einstein here shows that his sharp mind extends beyond physics to also include the nuances and repercussions of international diplomacy; while most people praised Chamberlain (including President Roosevelt and the Royal family) for avoiding war by appeasing Hitler, Einstein accurately predicted that it would embolden Hitler and do further damage to European alliances. Datelined Princeton, 10 October 1938, Einstein writes to his close friend Michele Besso in German, beginning with his attempts to help European Jews by issuing affidavits: ”Dear Michele! / I am not able to give any more affidavits, and I would endanger the ones that are still pending if I issued additional new ones. The few persons I know who have some assets are already encumbered to their limit. The pressure on us from these poor people over there is such that, in view of the amount of misery and the scant opportunity of being able to help, one feels absolute despair. It is bloody difficult here for business people to establish themselves. It is significantly better for trades-people – this would apply in the case of your protege’s wife. However, it will be very difficult, if these people do not have any relatives over here. You see, affidavits from relatives receive priority consideration, and increasingly this means exclusion of all others. / You have confidence in the British and even Chamberlain? O sancta simpl…! [‘Oh holy innocence’, i.e., naivete in Latin] Hoping that Hitler might let off steam by attacking Russia, he sacrifices Eastern Europe. But we will come to see once more that shrewdness does not win in the long term. In France, he pushed the Left into a corner and, in France as well, helped give power to those people whose motto is, ‘Better Hitler than the Reds.’ The extermination policy against Spain already showed this clearly. Now he saved Hitler in the nick of time by crowning himself with the wreath of love of peace and inducing France to betray the Czechs. He did all this in such a clever way that he deceived most people, even you (unfortunately). His only fear, which spurred him on to his humiliating flights, was the worry that Hitler might lose ground. / I do not have any hope left for the future of Europe. America valiantly joined in with the effort to strangle Spain. For here too, to all intents and purposes, money and the fear of Bolshevists prevail – or, just in general, the fear of the owning class for their privileges. I wouldn’t want to be alive if I didn’t have my work. At any rate, it is good to be old now and, as a person at least, not to have to count on a distant future. / I am sending you our most recent work; I have great hopes for its further elaboration. I am still thoroughly convinced that, looked at from a deeper perspective, explaining the laws of nature in terms of probability constitutes a wrong direction, in spite of all practical successes of the statistical method. / From this work, you will not yet be able to clearly see the physical implications. Nevertheless, I am sure that you will like its purely logical aspect, irrespective, at this point, of whether anything can be done with it from the actual physical point of view. / I am glad for you that you are going to retire. You have pulled this tedious cart, which never arrives anywhere, long enough, and now, during your last years, you will be able to devote yourself purely to thought. Plato, as you know, desired this for all members of his privileged class who had reached the age of 50. / Mileva [Einstein’s ex-wife] has great difficulties making her mortgage payments. I suppose I will have to assume ownership of the house, in which she lives, in my own name, even though this constitutes a considerable risk. / Affectionate greetings to you and Anna from your / Albert”. Two page letter with blind-stamped address measures 8.5” x 11”. With original transmittal envelope postmarked Princeton, 11 October 1938. Near fine condition. Accompanied by a full translation. Sold for $31,250.
Historically important autograph letter written by Albert Einstein the day he renounced his German citizenship and turned in his passport to the German Consulate in Brussels. Dated 28 March [1933] aboard the S.S. Belgenland ship, Einstein and his wife Elsa write to Einstein’s sister Maja Winteler-Einstein about the dire situation in Germany, just minutes before they would dock in Antwerp, Belgium, where Einstein famously renounced his German citizenship.
Entire letter in German runs four pages on card-style stationery measuring 5” x 8”. Einstein’s portion is found on pages three and four. Single fold, otherwise near fine condition. A remarkable letter, imparting the visceral feeling of the extreme danger the Einsteins were in, and their bravery as Germany descended into Nazism. Sold for $30,250.
Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 14 June 1939 on his personal embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to Fred Behr who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us. Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds with one-inch split starting at top fold. Very good plus condition. Sold for $29,478.
Albert Einstein Defends His Theory of General Relativity Two Years After He Published It — ”…L-Civita wrote a critical paper on gen[eral] rel[ativity]. I think however that he is wrong…”
Albert Einstein autograph letter signed from April 1917, with interesting content on his Theory of General Relativity, which he had published only two years prior. Einstein writes to his close friend and scientific collaborator Michele Besso, whom Einstein called “the best sounding board in Europe”; Besso was, in fact, the only individual credited in Einstein’s paper on the Theory of Special Relativity. Writing in German on Sunday, 29 April 1917, Einstein addresses a few different topics, not only General Relativity, but also quantum physics and his close friend Friedrich Adler, who had, astonishingly, recently assassinated Austrian Minister-President Karl von Sturgkh. Einstein comes to his friend’s defense, describing his personality and wondering how he could help him. Einstein writes in small part, “…Yesterday I presented a little thing about the Sommerfeld-Epstein formulation of quantum theory before the thinned ranks of our Physical Society. I want to write it up in the next few days. L[evi-]Civita wrote a critical paper on gen[eral] rel[ativity]. I think however that he is wrong…” Earlier in the letter Einstein discusses Adler, whose trial for the assassination of von Sturgkh was within days of Einstein’s letter. Einstein expresses his willingness to help Adler and examines his personality: “…A. proved himself a selfless, calm, hard-working, goodhearted, conscientious man who was highly esteemed by everybody, and that it is my heartfelt desire, therefore, to intercede for him…A. is a rather sterile rabbinical mind, obstinate, without a sense of the real. Ultra- selfless with a strong tinge of self-torture, even suicide. A real martyr-type…I just received a manuscript on relativity from him, completed within the past few days, in which, with the conviction of the prophet, he broadly expounds quite worthless subtleties, so that I am painfully caught in the dilemma of how to respond to it. I have been racking my brain about this. He keeps drawing on [Ernst] Mach’s theories to the point of exhaustion…you are much wiser about human affairs than I am…Albert”. Three page letter measures 5.5″ x 8.25″ on card-style stationery. Light creasing and horizontal fold, else near fine condition. Originally from the collection of Michele Besso. Sold for $27,500.
Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 10 June 1939 on his personal embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to E.J. Brown of the famed Arnold Constable & Co. department store, who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us. Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Folds, and some abrasion to embossing at top from glue residue on verso, with some showthrough on front. Overall very good condition. Sold for $25,000.
Albert Einstein typed letter signed during World War II, with moving content regarding helping Jewish refugees. Dated 10 June 1939 on his personal embossed letterhead from Princeton, Einstein writes to Irving Lubetkin who worked on ”behalf of the refugees during Dedication Week.” Einstein continues, ”…The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive for thousands of years has been based to a large extent on traditions of mutual helpfulness. In these years of affliction our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test. May we stand this test as well as did our fathers before us. Single page letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Uniform toning, folds, and two thumbtack impressions. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $22,146.
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