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IP: SECRECY: "THE EINSTEIN FILE" BY FRED JEROME. What's New for May 24, 2002
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 17:06:59 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: "What's New" <whatsnew () aps org> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:38:43 -0400 (EDT) To: farber () central cis upenn edu Subject: What's New for May 24, 2002 3. SECRECY: "THE EINSTEIN FILE" BY FRED JEROME. Most physicists carry around in their heads a collection of Einstein anecdotes, such as his response to a reporter who asked: "Will they ever invent an anti-gravity machine?" "They already have," Einstein solemnly replied, "its called an elevator." But, "The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous Scientist" paints a picture of an Einstein of whom most scientists have been only vaguely aware: Einstein the astute politician and passionate civil rights champion. Fortunately, Fred Jerome waged his own two-year war in the courts to make the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) do what it was meant to do. The government was compelled to release a less-censored copy of Einstein's 1500 page FBI file. In the McCarthy era, Einstein saw reflections of the fascism he fled Germany to avoid. In today's developing climate of secrecy, scientists may see reflections of the Einstein file. ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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