文档介绍：Albert Meets America
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Einstein and Weizmann in New York.
Courtesy Central Zionist Archives, Jerusalem.
Albert Meets America
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How Journalists Treated Genius
during Einstein’s 1921 Travels
Edited by
JÓZSEF ILLY
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Baltimore
© 2006 The Johns Hopkins University Press
All rights reserved. Published 2006
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Albert meets America : How journalists treated genius during Einstein’s 1921 travels /
edited by József Illy.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8018-8457-8 (acid-free paper)
1. Einstein, Albert, 1879–1955—Public opinion. 2. Einstein, Albert, 1879–1955—Travel—
United States. 3. United States—Description and travel. I. Illy, József, 1933–
2006
—dc22
2006005266
A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library.
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Contents
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Foreword, by Diana K. Buchwald ix
Preface xv
1 Antecedents 1
2 To Visit America (February 21–April 1) 2
3 Prof. Einstein Here (New York, April 2–3) 13
4 City’s e (April 5) 44
5 Freedom of City Is Refused (April 5) 50
6 Freedom of the City Is Given (April 8) 57
7 Fervid Reception (April 10–12) 73
8 Demonstrates with Chalk (April 15–18) 92
9 Defi nes the Speed of Light (April 18–23) 103
10 Puzzles Harding (Washington, April 25–26) 132
11 Speaks for Proposed Zionist University
(New York, April 27–May 1) 140
12 Baffl ed in Chicago (May 2–8) 146
Contents ) viii
13 Princeton Hears Einstein Explain (May 9–14) 160
14 Sees Boston (May 17–18) 209
15 Push Hebrew Medical Work (New York, May 19–21) 251
ing to Hartford (May 22) 256
17 Professor Einstein and the Hat (New York, May 23) 281
18 To Be in Cleveland (M