Autograph Collecting - Albert Einstein, Can I Have Your E = Mc Squared?

Perhaps the most preeminent equation is Albert Einstein's "E=mc2. Although most of us have seen it, most have no idea of what it indeed means. Well relax, we won't discuss part physics here. We will any way justify many letters sent by the "Energy Committee of Atomic Scientists" that comprise the facsimile signature of Einstein. Albert Einstein and a team of incredibly talented scientists and physicists created the theories, equations and technology that became the atomic bomb. The controversy in the news today about the use of that weapon is not new. At the conclusion of World War Ii, and even earlier many experts shared great concern about the power of nuclear energy harnessed into a bomb.

Many post war letters were mailed by the "Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists" to raise money to educate the public about atomic energy. The call was to raise ,000,000.00. The letter begins; "...Through the release of atomic energy, our generation has brought into the world the most revolutionary force since prehistoric man's discovery of fire. This basic power of the universe cannot be fitted into the outmoded opinion of narrow nationalism..." This letter dated January 22, 1947 concludes by requesting a donation to the cause. Each letter carries the signature of Albert Einstein. The signature was printed, not indeed signed. An selfsame signature appears on the follow-up letter (my example is dated "May 20, 1947") which thanks a supporter for a contribution and requests continued support.

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The easiest way to identify this non-genuine signature is the "t" dotting of the first "i" in Einstein. The signature is printed in blue ink and has the characteristics of uniform ink intensity.

One of my popular examples is one of Einstein's bank checks. It comes with an moving story that provides us with comprehension on the man's opinion process. The item was obtained by a telephone operator at the center For industrialized Studies in Princeton, where Einstein worked. One morning she asked Einstein for his signature. "Dr. Einstein, could I have your autograph for my grandson?" she queried. His response surprised her. "I'll bring it tomorrow!" he quipped, as he hurried past her. Bring it? Why not just scribble it on a slip of paper? The next day he left the check for her. This superb example is written to the National Academy of Sciences. That makes it quite a nice association piece. Where is it now? The assembler that owns it told me it has entered the "black hole" of the autograph collecting world (that means he's keeping it forever). Quite proper for Einstein's signature don't you think?

Autograph Collecting - Albert Einstein, Can I Have Your E = Mc Squared?