Albert Einstein (1879–1955), one of the foremost scientists and public figures of the 20th century, revolutionized our views of time and space, matter and light, gravitation and the universe.
The Einstein Papers Project is engaged in one of the most ambitious scholarly publishing ventures undertaken in the history of science. The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein provides the first complete picture of Einstein’s massive written legacy.
Albert Einstein with his assistant Walther Mayer in Pasadena, early 1931.
The density of the Milky Way, Pasadena, January 1931.
Einstein speaking at the dedication of the Pasadena Junior College (now PCC) astronomy building, February 1931.
One of few existing color photos of Einstein; on the porch of his house in Princeton, February 1954.
Albert and Elsa Einstein with Robert and Greta Millikan on a boat off Long Beach, 1931.
In front of the Athenaeum Faculty Club, Caltech, 1932.
With young people, at dedication of the Pasadena Junior College (now PCC) astronomy building, February 1931.
With Charles St. John and Walther Mayer on top of the solar tower telescope, Mt. Wilson Observatory, 1931.
Three Nobel Prize winners, front row: A. A. Michelson, Albert Einstein, Robert A. Millikan. Back row: Walter S. Adams, Walther Mayer, Max Ferrrand. In front of the Athenaeum, Caltech, 1931.
Albert and Elsa Einstein receiving California Governor James Rolph, Jr. and reporters in front of their rented house in Pasadena, early 1931.
Albert Einstein with Charles St. John at Mount Wilson Observatory, Pasadena, 1931.
Looking into the eyepiece of the 100-inch Hooker telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory, with Edwin Hubble and Walter Adams, January 1931.
With the publication of its most recent Volume 16, The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein series now covers Einstein's life and work up to his 50th birthday. It presents, as annotated full text, 600 writings by Einstein and 4,000 letters written by and to him. An additional 4,500 documents appear in abstract.
A unique resource: You can access our database of 90,000+ records of all known Einstein manuscripts and correspondence and also search the full text of 2,000 digitized items.
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Diana Buchwald, John Heilbron, and Richard Staley speak on the well-known BBC 4 radio show. [Episode]
On August 15, the National Endowment for the Humanities awarded the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech a $300,000 outright award in its scholarly editions and translations program. The grant will support the preparation for print publication of volumes 17, 18, and 19 of the writings, lectures, and letters of Einstein for the period 1930–1933, which includes Einstein’s three visits to Caltech.
In the wee hours of Friday, May 26, the Einstein Papers Project was transformed into a Ditch Day activity site. How to Train Your Dragon was the inspirational source for the puzzle students needed to crack in our conference room. For a brief while our Hermann Landshoff portraits of Einstein were obscured by dragon wings and our library shelves bore mythical captioning rather than scientific or historical guidewords. We've returned to our usual working conditions. It was fun while it lasted! Read more about Ditch Day 2023, by clicking here.
06-06-2023
