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Lot #272
Robert Oppenheimer Typed Letter Signed

Oppenheimer on Einstein: "Einstein was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, which is not formally connected with the University"

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Oppenheimer on Einstein: "Einstein was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, which is not formally connected with the University"

Brilliant American physicist (1904-1967) who directed the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, leading to the development of the first atomic bomb. TLS, one page, 5.5 x 8.5, The Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, November 20, 1956. Letter to Alfred Berger, in full: "Your letter of July 29th was sent on to us by Princeton University, since Einstein was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, which is not formally connected with the University. We regret that we have had to adopt a policy of not acquiring further portraits of Einstein." In very fine condition. Ultra-desirable correspondence from Oppenheimer with reference to his influential friend and colleague Albert Einstein, who he later described as 'the greatest of our time.'

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Science and Technology
  • Dates: #650 - Ended December 15, 2022





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