My recollection of Einstein, 1990.

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My recollection of Einstein, 1990.

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Transcription of talk Reiche gave to the Albert Einstein Society, Bern, Switzerland, 1 October 1990. Reiche's father, Fritz Reiche, was a pupil of Einstein in Berlin. He recalls memories of "Uncle Albert" while growing up in Germany; how Einstein helped his family leave Germany during the rise of the Nazis; visits with Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton; Einstein's role in and opinions on the Manhattan Project and the use of the atomic bomb; his relationship with Max Planck; his likes and dislikes; and other anecdotes.

10 pages.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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