Rare Einstein papers set record at Paris auction

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Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record 11.6 million euros (S$17.3 million) at an auction.

The manuscript had been valued at around a quarter of the final sum, which is by far the highest ever paid for anything written by the genius scientist.

Previous records for Einstein's works were $2.8 million for the so-called "God letter" in 2018, and $1.56 million in 2017 for a letter about the secret to happiness. It discusses his theory of general relativity, building on his theory of special relativity from 1905 that was encapsulated in the famous equation E=mc2.His theories of relativity revolutionised his field by introducing new ways of looking at the movement of objects in space and time.

 

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