Letter, 1947 April 30, Princeton, N.J. [to] "Dear Friend" / A. Einstein.

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Letter, 1947 April 30, Princeton, N.J. [to] "Dear Friend" / A. Einstein.

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Form letter sent out by the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, of which Einstein was the Chairman of the Trustees, to scientists. It asks for help in raising $1,000,000 for scientists to fulfill their "inescapable responsibility to carry to our fellow citizens an understanding of the simple facts of atomic energy and their implications for society." Likely an autopen-signed letter.

[1] leaf ; 28 cm.

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Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists

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Established in June 1946 to disseminate information about atomic energy issues and to raise funds for other organizations involved in similar efforts. Dissolved September 1951. From the description of Records, 1946-1951 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52250074 ...

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

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Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he acquired Swiss citizenship and, as he was...