The writing on the blackboard, although ephemeral in nature, is of historic interest because the equations displayed are taken from a model of the universe proposed by Einstein in May 1931 known as Friedmann–Einstein universe.
Albert Einstein gave a series of lectures at Oxford University in the 1930s. In a BBC series looking at the "wonders" of Oxford's museums, Stephen Johnston from the Museum of the History of Science shows us the blackboard he used.
Einstein wasn't just brilliant, he was deep: a scientist-philosopher who knew just how to describe the human condition. That genius, combined with the human highs and lows Einstein witnessed during his lifetime, made for a perspective on life that's yet to be matched.Apr 18, 2018
Desperate and unemployed, Einstein took lowly jobs tutoring children, but he was fired from even these jobs. The turning point came later that year, when the father of his lifelong friend Marcel Grossmann was able to recommend him for a position as a clerk in the Swiss patent office in Bern.Mar 10, 2022
Lectures, blackboards and language barriers Einstein stayed in Oxford until 27 May 1931, giving three lectures.Jun 17, 2019
Albert Einstein made three visits to Oxford between 1931 and 1933, staying for a month in the spring of each year. For our understanding of Einstein's work, the Rhodes Memorial Lectures that he delivered during his first visit are of special interest.May 9, 2018
160Albert Einstein's IQ is generally referred to as being 160, which is only a gauge; it's impossible that he at any point took an IQ test during his lifetime.May 27, 2021
Sixty years later, the only permanent place to see pieces of the brain that changed the world is at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. One of America's most interesting medical museums, the Mütter contains a tremendous assemblage of anatomical specimens, instruments and medical models.Apr 17, 2015
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Einstein eventually got the job after a friend vouched for him, but the friend admitted, “He is not a fine talker.” As his biographer Walter Isaacson summarized, “Einstein was never an inspired teacher, and his lectures tended to be regarded as disorganized.”Aug 25, 2018
Einstein did not start speaking until he was four, or so I was told by friends when they learned that Vincent, my toddler son, had a problem with his speech development. But it was of little comfort: I had not set out to raise another Einstein.Mar 2, 2005
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