Einstein, Albert, 1879 - 1955 (physicist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1879 - 1955
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
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Conscientious objection in the First World War, 1914 - 1923, 1959
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/FEBR 1/2
Scope and Contents
Includes: notes for a speech on "Democrats and Diplomats", 1915; cuttings of articles by AFB; AFB's court summons, 1916; press cutting on his third court martial trial at Chester Castle [1916]; typed copy of the prison newspaper [from Walton Prison, Liverpool, edited by AFB], 'The Walton Leader' and a small booklet about Conscientious Objector prison newspapers, "The C.O. Clink Chronicle"; flyer for the Resist the War Committee; open letter from AFB to the German Socialists with a covering...
Dates:
1914 - 1923; 1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Correspondence and speeches, 1910 - 1980
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 8/160
Scope and Contents
A miscellaneous collection of papers relating to Frank Dyson:1. Envelope containing letters to Dyson from W.H.M. Christie, 9 September 1910, A. Montagu Butler, 9 September 1910, and James [ ], 12 September 1910, regarding Dyson's appointment as Astronomer Royal.2. Undated photocopy of a letter from Dyson, Weld Club, Perth, W. Australia, to his wife Carrie, 2-3 August 1914.3. Printed booklet containing Latin pieces assigned to various individuals, including Dyson,...
Dates:
1910 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Correspondence between Bertrand Russell [Lord Russell], Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Linus Pauling and Cyrus Eaton, 1955-02 - 1960-05
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/RTBT 5/1/1/2
Scope and Contents
Folder 1 Photocopies; folder 2 originals
Dates:
1955-02 - 1960-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Einstein, A.: Correspondence with the Press, 1920
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/PRESS 3/1/2/3684
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The correspondence comprises incoming letters, including readers' reports.This series is known as ‘author files’ because the arrangement is focused upon the individual. Some contain correspondence only. The correspondence includes readers' reports from 1913 onwards.As the new Press Archive catalogue is not yet complete, please use the 'Former / Other Reference' to request these items.For the number of items (not the number of letters) see the number in brackets after the Former /...
Dates:
1920
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
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Infeld, L. and Einstein, A.: Correspondence with the Press, 1937
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/PRESS 3/1/2/6199
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The correspondence comprises incoming letters, including readers' reports.This series is known as ‘author files’ because the arrangement is focused upon the individual. Some contain correspondence only. The correspondence includes readers' reports from 1913 onwards.As the new Press Archive catalogue is not yet complete, please use the 'Former / Other Reference' to request these items.For the number of items (not the number of letters) see the number in brackets after the Former /...
Dates:
1937
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
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Papers on physics, 1916 - 1938
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 8/123
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence and related papers regarding physics, including the following material:Correspondence with the Royal Aircraft Factory, South Farnborough, regarding testing the action of sunlight on linen fabric, 1918.Correspondence concerning general physics, 1916-1923, relating mainly to Einstein's theories; requests for information on the 1919 Eclipse observations at Sobral, Brazil; and a report on photographs. There is also a report of the Committee of the...
Dates:
1916 - 1938
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Papers received after the death of Professor Whittaker, 1952 - 1993
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M2/2
Scope and Contents
Material from the 1950s and material relating to the deaths of Moses and Mary Finley and the administration of probate, etc. Includes correspondence with Albert Einstein on the unlikelihood of a fellowship at Princeton 1953.
File containing – Letters between Einstein and Moses Finley: Letter to Moses Finley reporting on a conversation with Panofsky and suggesting that the Association of University Professors be informed of the situation 10 January 1953, Letter to Einstein re obstacles to...
Dates:
1952 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Personal correspondence, 1951 - 1956
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/527
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of H. Spencer Jones concerning meetings, lectures, accounts, visits and other subjects. The correspondents include E.N. da C. Andrade, A. Danjon, Sir Laurence Bragg, J. Bartels, Sir Alan Barlow, E. Burgess, Sir Edward Bollard, P. Bourgeois, I.S. Bowen, Sir John Cockroft, T.G. Cowling, S. Chapman, Sir Henry Dale, A. Einstein, R.F. Hesketh, Sir Claude Gibb, H.S. Jelstrup, Sir Harold Jeffreys, A. Kopff, W.H. Munk, F. Moreau, N.F. Mott, J.H. Oort, H. Quill, R.O. Redman,...
Dates:
1951 - 1956
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Photograph album, 1896 - 1929
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 74/5/1
Scope and Contents
An album containing various black and white photographs, most of which are captioned. Many of the images are undated, but those that have dates originate from between 1896 and the 1920s. The album begins with photographs from dinners attended by various astronomers, including members of the Royal Observatory Board of Visitors. These are followed by photographs of various groups and individuals, including the Board of Visitors, c. 1896, and Albert Einstein at Leyden, c. 1920s.
Dates:
1896 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Photographs of Lise Meitner and others, 1930 - 1931
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MTNR 8/4/7
Scope and Contents
Comprising 43 black-and-white photographs.
Including photographs of Otto Hahn giving a lecture, March 1930 (1); a party, possibly a departmental Christmas party, 1930 (1); a meeting or holiday in the mountains in Switzerland, near Rigi, including Lise Meitner, Rudolf Peierls, Walter Bothe and Irène Joliot-Curie, May 1931 (8); a gathering in Zurich, June 1931 (7); the first international conference on nuclear physics in Rome, including Niels Bohr and Marie Curie, September 1931 (7); a...
Dates:
1930 - 1931
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Photographs of Lise Meitner and others, 1920 - 1922
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MTNR 8/4/4
Scope and Contents
Comprising 34 black-and-white photographs.
Including photographs of Niels Bohr's visit to the Wednesday colloquium in Berlin, with Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, Hans Geiger, Gustav Hertz and James Franck among others, April 1920 (4); a farewell celebration for James Franck, including Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, Walter Grotrian, Gustav Hertz and Fritz Haber, December 1920 (4); Lise Meitner on a bicycle, possibly in Berlin-Dahlem, 1920 (4); a group in Munich, possibly including...
Dates:
1920 - 1922
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Sub-Series
Records mostly related to the death of Sir Moses Finley, miscellaneous material also included, 1975 - 1992
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/2511/O/M2/1
Scope and Contents
Includes material relating to Finley memorial matters and other material duplicated elsewhere.
Records related to their career and time at Darwin College Cambridge includes: Photograph of Sir Moses Finley, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Samuel Wise [approximately 1930s]; Uncorrected proof of report from a discussion of the Senate about students and PhDs completion along with an Article in Cambridge Evening News on a similar topic; Articles about Finley's work - Article in French [reviews...
Dates:
1975 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Darwin College Archives is committed to providing access to its collections for the purposes of teaching, research and administrative reference. Access to collections must be facilitated by archival staff and materials are not to be removed from the archival storage facility without the express consent of the archivist and appropriate documentation for legitimate purposes only, such as reproduction or display. Access to collections is subject to statutory and legal limitations relating to data protection and copyright restrictions under the 2018 Data Protection Act, the 2000 Freedom of Information Act, and relevant copyright legislation. Records containing personal and special category data under General Data Protection Regulations will be closed on data protection grounds while the named individuals are (or may be) alive. Restrictions may also be placed on uncatalogued records and donated material in accordance with donors’ wishes.
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Solar eclipse photographs, 1991
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/156
Scope and Contents
Four black and white photographs, 305 mm x 406 mm, relating to the solar eclipse of May 1919. There are two photographs of the Sun in eclipse and one of the Sun with a circular mark. There is also a photograph of a print of Albert Einstein in his study.
Dates:
1991
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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University Publisher: Correspondence with Infeld, L. and Einstein, A., 1937 - 1946
File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/PRESS 3/1/3/2422
Scope and Contents
These letters mostly relate to The Evolution of Physics, and comprise:
- 2 carbon typed letters to Einstein, A.
- 6 carbon typed letters to Infeld, L.
- 4 carbon typed letters to Messrs. Simon and Schuster Inc.
- 1 carbon typed letter to Snow, C.P.
- 1 carbon typed letter to Mansbridge, F.R.
Dates:
1937 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
Additional filters:
- ARCHON code (for CUL materials)
- Royal Greenwich Observatory (GBR/0180) 5
- University Archives (GBR/0265) 3
- Subject
- Conscientious objection 1
- Conscientious objectors 1
- First World War (1914-1918) 1