Edited by Richard Walker, Friday, 23 Jun 2017, 23:42
Christie's are selling a collection of letters written by Albert Einstein to his lifelong friend Michele Besso. The last letter of the series, written to Besso's family after his death, contains a famous quotation.
Now he has again preceded me a little in parting from this strange world. This has no importance. For people like us who believe in physics, the separation between past, present and future has only the importance of an admittedly tenacious illusion.
Einstein's Letter
Christie's are selling a collection of letters written by Albert Einstein to his lifelong friend Michele Besso. The last letter of the series, written to Besso's family after his death, contains a famous quotation.
Now he has again preceded me a little in parting from this strange world. This has no importance. For people like us who believe in physics, the separation between past, present and future has only the importance of an admittedly tenacious illusion.
You can see the letter here.