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Israel - Albert Einstein, State Medal 1979 - 935 silver, 47g, 45mm
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, a great humanist, Nobel laureate,
He came to the United States in 1933. He served as a professor at Princeton University until his retirement from teaching in 1945. Einstein's "theory of relativity" revolutionized the science of physics and led to the development of atomic theory.
Einstein approached Zionism in 1921. He was one of the main doers for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1946, he appeared before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry and delivered a speech in honor of Israel's Independence Day. He bequeathed to the Hebrew University his manuscripts, among which is also his article on general relativity.
face - a portrait of Einstein, according to the relief at the entrance to the Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The inscription: "Albert Einstein, 1890-1956" in Hebrew, and in English marking the years 1879-1955.
Backn - a mathematical formula in Einstein's handwriting. All around, on the edge of the medal, is the inscription "Jubilee Century Symposium, Adar 5769" in Hebrew and translated into English, marking the date March 1979.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, a great humanist, Nobel laureate,
He came to the United States in 1933. He served as a professor at Princeton University until his retirement from teaching in 1945. Einstein's "theory of relativity" revolutionized the science of physics and led to the development of atomic theory.
Einstein approached Zionism in 1921. He was one of the main doers for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1946, he appeared before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry and delivered a speech in honor of Israel's Independence Day. He bequeathed to the Hebrew University his manuscripts, among which is also his article on general relativity.
face - a portrait of Einstein, according to the relief at the entrance to the Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The inscription: "Albert Einstein, 1890-1956" in Hebrew, and in English marking the years 1879-1955.
Backn - a mathematical formula in Einstein's handwriting. All around, on the edge of the medal, is the inscription "Jubilee Century Symposium, Adar 5769" in Hebrew and translated into English, marking the date March 1979.