Einstein and the Press
AUG 01, 1994
The world media turned a great physicist into a mythical figure and then quoted him widely as if he were an expert on every subject.
DOI: 10.1063/1.881399
Nearly four decades after Albert Einstein’s death, his role as a mythical figure in our culture continues undiminished. Articles centering on him still appear in the press. He is the main character in plays and operas, and is pictured in advertisements, some witty, some vulgar.
References
1. A. Einstein, Out of My Later Years, Philosophical Library, New York (1950).
2. A. Einstein, Ideas and Opinions, Crown, New York (1954).
3. A. Pais, Einstein Lived Here, Oxford U.P., New York (1994).
More about the Authors
Abraham Pais. Rockefeller University, New York City.
© 1994. American Institute of Physics
