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November 10, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1919
* Very early Albert Einstein
* One of the earliest reports in a newspaper on him
* Nobel peace prize fame
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17 that include: "LIGHTS ALL ASKEW IN THE HEAVENS", "Men of Science More or Less Agog Over Results of Eclipse Observations", "EINSTEIN THEORY TRIUMPHS" and more. See photos for text.
Other news of the day. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: In 1922 Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". This refers to his 1905 paper on the photoelectric effect: "On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light", which was well supported by the experimental evidence by that time. The presentation speech began by mentioning "his theory of relativity [which had] been the subject of lively debate in philosophical circles [and] also has astrophysical implications which are being rigorously examined at the present time."
It was long reported that Einstein gave the Nobel prize money directly to his first wife, Mileva Marić, in compliance with their 1919 divorce settlement. However, personal correspondence made public in 2006 shows that he invested much of it in the United States, and saw much of it wiped out in the Depression.
Einstein traveled to New York City in the United States for the first time on 2 April 1921. When asked where he got his scientific ideas, Einstein explained that he believed scientific work best proceeds from an examination of physical reality and a search for underlying axioms, with consistent explanations that apply in all instances and avoid contradicting each other. He also recommended theories with visualizable results.
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