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Readings - Articles
"The Year of Albert Einstein", June 2005 article in Smithsonian Magazine, on the anniversary of Einstein's miracle year 1905, a portrait (7 pages); to view or download, click here
The 1939 letter from Einstein to Franklin D. Roosevelt pointing out the potential of uranium chain reaction for a bomb; to view or download, click here
Readings - Links
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has a website "Einstein: Image and Impact"- please read the sections on Public Concerns.
Feel free to explore the rest of the AIP Einstein site. For its home page, click here
Points to Ponder
E equals m c-squared ( E = m c2 ) is a now world-famous equation that Einstein published in a 1905 paper. Why is it so famous, and what does it say to you?
Einstein was a dedicated pacifist, yet he wrote a letter to President Roosevelt pointing out the potential for a bomb based on a uranium chain reaction. Do you see any contradiction?
What, in your opinion, made Einstein the icon of genius?
In what way did Einstein change the world view?
Optional Reading and Viewing
For other reading and viewing, click on the link Of Further Interest - Einstein
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