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Albert Einstein
Likely the world’s most famous theoretical physicist, Einstein developed the theory of relativity and was a resident scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Class of 2020 On-Campus Commencement: Entangled with Princeton
On May 18, 2022, I had the tremendous pleasure of welcoming members of the Class…
Campus Photo: Einstein’s Table
When artist Maya Lin visited Princeton in 2019 to speak about her two new works…
Einstein at Princeton
A century ago, the world’s best-known scientist brought his relativity theory to McCosh
On the Campus: Room 302
An iconic space in Frist Campus Center, Room 302 retains the wooden seats and layout…
Finding Einstein’s Brain
Upon Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, his brain was preserved and divided into several sections…
Einstein . . . Loner or Social?
Was Einstein really a loner? In his Alumni Day lecture “Finding Einstein in a Crowd,”…
#ThrowbackThursday: Einstein in Princeton
Before Albert Einstein made his first visit to Princeton, to deliver the Stafford Little Lectures…
Einstein and the Nazi Scientist Who Hated Him
Germany in the first half of the 20th century often is associated with the Nazi…
A Final Glimpse at Genius: Albert Einstein
Johanna Fantova was the last of Albert Einstein’s close woman friends, the one who cut…
Albert Einstein Answer His Mail
A new book collects the letters he wrote to children, students, relatives, and strangers about politics, religion, patriotism, psychoanalysis, music, and cats.
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November 2024
Princetonians lead think tanks; the perfect football season of 1964; Nobel in physics.