Philosophy
December 31st, 1930
The January 1st, 1931 edition of the Los Angeles Times reported...
Dr. Albert Einstein, distinguished German scientist whose intricate mathematical deductions about space and time sent fame scurrying to thump on the door of his modest little Berlin flat, arrived in Pasadena last night by motor from San Diego….
Setting foot for the first time on California soil, Dr. Einstein walked down the gangplank of the around-the-world steamship Belgenland at San Diego yesterday morning shortly after 9 o’clock. He was given a welcome that has seldom been equaled in San Diego History….
Although far from garrulous, the wizard of mathematical theory gave as generously of responses as was within his power to the barrage of questions laid down before him by his inquisitors, who sought him out on the Belgenland as the vessel steamed slowly into port. And he hinted strongly, too, in his remarks at the Balboa Park fete, that he had been overcome by the greeting accorded him.
But it was in his radio talk that seemed to pour forth from his heart a torrent of emotion he no longer could contain in the face of the ado the city was making over his presence. He spoke in his native German, which was translated by his wife, Frau Elsa.
“I am delightfully moved by the wonderful and hearty reception accorded me here in San Diego,” he said. “I am stepping today for the first time on California soil and it was a beautiful gesture to receive the greetings of a group of young people.”
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- Richard C. Tolman And Einstein...caltech, 1932
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- Deceased--arthur Young
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- Bad Hairday For Einstein?
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- "popular Scientists Of The Past" Poll
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Philosophy
Snap from the past...the Einsteins arrive in San Diego
Dr. Albert Einstein and his wife after their arrival in San Diego on the steamship Belgenland.
December 31st, 1930
The January 1st, 1931 edition of the Los Angeles Times reported...
Dr. Albert Einstein, distinguished German scientist whose intricate mathematical deductions about space and time sent fame scurrying to thump on the door of his modest little Berlin flat, arrived in Pasadena last night by motor from San Diego….
Setting foot for the first time on California soil, Dr. Einstein walked down the gangplank of the around-the-world steamship Belgenland at San Diego yesterday morning shortly after 9 o’clock. He was given a welcome that has seldom been equaled in San Diego History….
Although far from garrulous, the wizard of mathematical theory gave as generously of responses as was within his power to the barrage of questions laid down before him by his inquisitors, who sought him out on the Belgenland as the vessel steamed slowly into port. And he hinted strongly, too, in his remarks at the Balboa Park fete, that he had been overcome by the greeting accorded him.
But it was in his radio talk that seemed to pour forth from his heart a torrent of emotion he no longer could contain in the face of the ado the city was making over his presence. He spoke in his native German, which was translated by his wife, Frau Elsa.
“I am delightfully moved by the wonderful and hearty reception accorded me here in San Diego,” he said. “I am stepping today for the first time on California soil and it was a beautiful gesture to receive the greetings of a group of young people.”
- Leo Szilard's Papers To Be Online
"UCSD to digitize Szilard papers" by Gary Robbins February 5th, 2014 The San Diego Union-Tribune UC San Diego's Geisel Library has received a grant of nearly $100,000 to digitize the papers and materials of Leo Szilard, the late physicist whose...
- Richard C. Tolman And Einstein...caltech, 1932
Jan. 8, 1932: Dr. Richard C. Tolman, left, and professor Albert Einstein stand in front of a blackboard at Caltech. Tolman led a seminar at Caltech for more than 50 scientists. "Dr. Tolman and professor Einstein" by Scott Harrison...
- Deceased--arthur Young
Arthur YoungJanuary 4th, 1940 to February 12th, 2912Arthur Young standing next to a siderostat at Kitt Peak National Observatory in June 1974."SDSU astronomer Arthur Young dies at 72"byGary RobbinsMarch 8th, 2012The San Diego Union-TribuneArthur Young,...
- Bad Hairday For Einstein?
Abstract: Two important and unpleasant events occurred in Albert Einstein’s life in 1920: That August an antirelativity rally was held in the large auditorium of the Berlin Philharmonic, and a few weeks later Einstein was drawn into a tense and highly...
- "popular Scientists Of The Past" Poll
Who is your choice for "popular" scientist of the past? Albert Einstein...4 Carl Sagan...1 Don Herbert [Mr. Wizard]...1 Philip Morrison...0 Well, I must say, I expected billions and billions of replies. Though I did not vote for him, I figured that Einstein...