A rare and unique exhibition will present for the first time the complete original manuscript of Einstein's masterpiece - General Relativity. The exhibition, to mark the jubilee year of the Israel National Academy of Sciences, will open to science lovers on March 7 at the Academy House in Jerusalem
For the first time in Israel and in the world, a rare and unique exhibition will be presented from March 7, which includes the 46 pages of the original manuscript of the masterpiece, Foundations of General Relativity, written by Albert Einstein in 1916 at his home in Berlin. The exhibition is being held in honor of the jubilee year of the Israel National Academy of Sciences. The original manuscript, written in the German language, was given by Albert Einstein to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem upon its establishment in 1925.
The original manuscript pages of the theory of general relativity, presented in the exhibition, represent the most important revolution in the perception of the universe in modern times - a revolution in the way we perceive space, time and gravity. General relativity led to a new understanding of the structure of the universe and its development and predicted the existence of black holes. But its importance is not only theoretical, but also practical: it brought about technological developments of enormous importance such as determining an exact location on the earth with the help of a GPS device and tracking distant spaceships.
The exhibition, held courtesy of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, will be inaugurated by the President of the Academy, Prof. Menachem Yaari and the President of the Hebrew University, Prof. Menachem Ben Sasson. The curator of the exhibition, Prof. Hanoch Gutfreund, said that in placing the unique exhibition in the halls of the Academy House, the elements of the preservation of the writings such as temperature conditions, humidity, lighting were taken into account and from these the number of visitors was also derived. The original manuscripts were concentrated in one hall and in another hall you can view enlarged and annotated copies, which include annotations in Hebrew and English, and other background exhibits. The designer of the exhibition is Ido Bruno.
The exhibition will be shown at the Academy of Sciences House at 43 Jabotinsky St. in Jerusalem between the dates of March 7-25, 2010. The exhibition opens the events of the National Science Week, starting around Albert Einstein's birthday on March 14 and marking the 50th anniversary of the Israel National Academy of Sciences. The Academy was founded by law in 1961 and its members today are ninety-eight Israeli scientists and scholars of the first rank, including the four Israeli Nobel Prize laureates. Among the goals of the academy are to foster and promote scientific activity, to advise the government in matters of research and scientific planning and to represent Israeli science in the world.
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The presentation of Einstein's writings is exactly the same as the presentation of the Declaration of Independence, urns from the Babylonian period, etc., this is a document of enormous historical importance, the theory of general relativity has advanced science by several levels and is definitely a very important step for humanity.
I do not think at all that this is a move to make him a saint in any way, this is an important historical document, of course also an act of respect and appreciation in light of his contribution to science.
All the superlatives do belong to him, but between this and the saint there is a big difference.
A. Ben-Ner is not better. Like the annotated series of various books - the copies are accompanied by comments that in some cases also shed light on the subject
To Ami Bachar
Your words touched my heart.
You are the ultimate humanistic-total-thinker.
The value of the pathetic person is the same as the value of the genius person.
Justice is equal to rich and poor.
you are not alone.
I'm with you.
Us both.
Aren't we both alone?
Is it true: "enlarged and annotated copies can be viewed"?
Isn't it better: "enlarged and illuminated copies can be viewed"?
Ami,
Neither Darwin nor Einstein nor any other scientist went through the process of becoming a saint.
Where does this need to come up with such pointless nonsense come from?
The document is interesting, like many other historical documents - nothing more and nothing less.
The reference to the human level is strange at all. Has anyone tried to argue that Einstein was a better person on a human level? What does that even have to do with it?
This whole response is extremely strange - among the oddities that appeared on the site.
Like Darwin, Einstein also goes through the process of becoming a saint. The original manuscript is presented. I see such things as wrong. The important thing is the meaning and not the human side of it. Of course it is impossible to separate, but at this level, the human level, everyone is a whole world and there is no difference between a genius like Einstein or a poor rag.
It seems to me, maybe I'm wrong, that Jesus also started his career as the one whom ABC said. And with the years after his death (400 years actually) he became nothing less than the Jesus we know today. It's not the man - it's the content.
Greetings friends,
Ami Bachar