![]() ![]() If you turn to just about any biography of Einstein, the Prague year (and a quarter) is handled with streamlined efficiency. ![]() Einstein was only 32 years old when he arrived in the city, and there was no hint of the international celebrity he would later attain. It was, after all, such a short time, and quite early in the physicist’s career too. Many people, including fans of Einstein lore or devotees of Prague’s unquestionable charm, skip over this fact. Legends have their own structure and rhythm, their own dominion over portions of our vast cultural landscape, and these two resonate with different groups, adding distinctly separate auras of fascination to anything they brush up against.įor 16 months, from early April 1911 to late July 1912, Albert Einstein lived in Prague. They have ascended to the realm of myths and legends, become words to conjure with-yet they are not, in general, invoked together. ![]() Einstein has become a symbol for many, a monument people have built, a symbol that they need for their own comfort. ![]()
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