Albert Einstein?s Handwritten Letter Sold for US$1.2 Million
The letter, written by Einstein himself, contains his ground-breaking E = mc2 equation which is a fundamental concept in modern physics.
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On 13th May, a letter handwritten by renowned physicist Albert Einstein was put under the hammer by Boston-based RR Auction. It was originally expected to sell for around US$400,000 but a week later when the auction finally concluded, it had been sold for a whopping US$1.2 million, roughly thrice its predicted value.
The one-page letter is dated 26 October 1946 and written in German. Einstein wrote the letter to Polish American physicist Ludwik Silberstein, who was a well-known critic of his theories and often challenged them. In this letter, Einstein responds to Silberstein?s query and includes a series of scientific calculations to support his answer, including his famous equation, E = mc2.
According to a translation provided by RR Auction, Einstein writes, “Your question can be answered from the E = mc2 formula, without any erudition.”
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This letter was part of Silberstein?s personal archives which were sold by his descendants after his passing, ending up in a private collection before becoming public prior to the auction. Based on a statement from Archivists at the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology and the Hebrew Un...
The post Albert Einstein?s Handwritten Letter Sold for US$1.2 Million appeared first on LUXUO.
Image Credit: Courtesy of AP
On 13th May, a letter handwritten by renowned physicist Albert Einstein was put under the hammer by Boston-based RR Auction. It was originally expected to sell for around US$400,000 but a week later when the auction finally concluded, it had been sold for a whopping US$1.2 million, roughly thrice its predicted value.
The one-page letter is dated 26 October 1946 and written in German. Einstein wrote the letter to Polish American physicist Ludwik Silberstein, who was a well-known critic of his theories and often challenged them. In this letter, Einstein responds to Silberstein?s query and includes a series of scientific calculations to support his answer, including his famous equation, E = mc2.
According to a translation provided by RR Auction, Einstein writes, “Your question can be answered from the E = mc2 formula, without any erudition.”
Image Credit: Courtesy of RR Auction via AP
This letter was part of Silberstein?s personal archives which were sold by his descendants after his passing, ending up in a private collection before becoming public prior to the auction. Based on a statement from Archivists at the Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology and the Hebrew Un...
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