Einstein manuscript for sale

[beowulf]

I guess this falls under science, pretty amazing to see the thought process and early ideas of a genius as he develops he theory of relativity. This could be yours for somewhere between $2M and $3,5M though I would not be surprised if it went higher.

"The 54-page manuscript, which goes on sale Tuesday, was written jointly in Zurich by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Michele Besso -- a Swiss engineer and Einstein's collaborator, lifelong friend and confidant."

Sale of rare Einstein manuscript offers glimpse into the mind of a genius

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[tarheelhockey]

I guess this falls under science, pretty amazing to see the thought process and early ideas of a genius as he develops he theory of relativity. This could be yours for somewhere between $2M and $3,5M though I would not be surprised if it went higher.

"The 54-page manuscript, which goes on sale Tuesday, was written jointly in Zurich by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Michele Besso -- a Swiss engineer and Einstein's collaborator, lifelong friend and confidant."

Sale of rare Einstein manuscript offers glimpse into the mind of a genius

This is the famous manuscript where he invented Connect Four.

 

[beowulf]

This is the famous manuscript where he invented Connect Four.

The Einstein matrices for connect 4.

 

[Eisen]

I guess this falls under science, pretty amazing to see the thought process and early ideas of a genius as he develops he theory of relativity. This could be yours for somewhere between $2M and $3,5M though I would not be surprised if it went higher.

"The 54-page manuscript, which goes on sale Tuesday, was written jointly in Zurich by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and Michele Besso -- a Swiss engineer and Einstein's collaborator, lifelong friend and confidant."

Sale of rare Einstein manuscript offers glimpse into the mind of a genius

If that was Heisenberg, Pauli, Dirac, Planck, de Broglie, Born or Bohr (I'm a sucker for the Solvay 1927 conference (probably the biggest assembly of geniuses)), I would bite.
After I read the demands he had regarding his wife, I lost a lot of respect for him. Also, how Mileva is lost in history, despite the impact she had on his work, sours him a little more.

 

[HansonBro]

Imagine buying a Gretzky card...and then there's this.

This hopefully goes to a museum and not a private collector.

 

[beowulf]

Imagine buying a Gretzky card...and then there's this.

This hopefully goes to a museum and not a private collector.

I was talking about that with my brother, I look at the rookie LeBron card that recently sold for over $5M and I would take this manuscript over it any day of the week.

If that was Heisenberg, Pauli, Dirac, Planck, de Broglie, Born or Bohr (I'm a sucker for the Solvay 1927 conference (probably the biggest assembly of geniuses)), I would bite.
After I read the demands he had regarding his wife, I lost a lot of respect for him. Also, how Mileva is lost in history, despite the impact she had on his work, sours him a little more.

Nobody is perfect and while it is ok for us to look at our "heroes" or those that have made big splashes in our history as humans under a new light. It is not always fair though as what was acceptable and normal has changed significantly with each passing century. Einstein was not perfect as a man/husband but was still an amazing mind that brought so much to our understanding of the universe we live in.

 

[hi]

Not sure how the guy became so successful when he could barely write a legible 0