On November 14th, "Albert Einstein: Won the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Centennial of His Visit to Shanghai" hosted by the Consulate General of Israel in Shanghai and the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai was held in China in Hongkou District, Shanghai. Held in the Securities Museum.
Certificate of Einstein's Nobel Prize.
Einstein with his wife Elsa in 1922.
Telegram received by Einstein from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences regarding his Nobel Prize in Physics.
Copies of the telegrams and other documents that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences informed Einstein about the Nobel Prize in Physics were on display. People crowded into Room 304, where Einstein was rumored to be staying, to visit and take group photos. For details, please refer to the article "One Hundred Years of Vision | Correction and Correction: Einstein's History of Shanghai" article by The Paper.
Relevant documents exhibited in "Albert Einstein: Won the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Centennial of His Visit to Shanghai".
The China Securities Museum, located at No. 15 Huangpu Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai, was originally the Pujiang Hotel. The hotel, formerly known as Licha Hotel, was founded in 1846, moved to its present location in 1857, and expanded into a Victorian Baroque building with neoclassical style in 1907. The building is an excellent historically protected building in Shanghai.
Michael Levitt, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, also participated in the above commemorative activities and delivered a speech on the spot.
The staff of the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, sent a video message for the event. Hong Yitan, the Israeli Deputy Consul General in Shanghai, said in his speech that Einstein received the news that he won the Nobel Prize in Physics a few days before his first arrival in Shanghai. The reason for the award is his photoelectric theory, not relativity. Professor Einstein made two brief visits to Shanghai. It was also today 100 years ago that Einstein ended his first visit to Shanghai. At 3:00 pm on November 14, 1922, he boarded the train for Japan at Huishan Wharf, which was only two kilometers away from the Licha Hotel. mail ship.
Hong Yitan said that between December 1922 and January 1923, Einstein briefly visited Shanghai for the second time. But his fate with the city of Shanghai did not disappear with the end of his trip to Shanghai. In fact, he maintained correspondence with Max Berges, a Jewish-German refugee living in Shanghai. The Jewish refugee wrote in a letter to Einstein in May 1936: "For Jewish refugees there is only one place in the world that welcomes us, and that is Shanghai. You will get a visa in half an hour. "As you embark on the long journey across Siberia, in a few weeks you will arrive in Shanghai full of anticipation and hope."
In his speech, Hong Yitan said that Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion proposed to invite Einstein to become Israel's second president in 1952, but Einstein regarded himself as lacking "the talent and talent for dealing with people". experience" declined. Although Einstein had no political experience in Israel, his influence on generations of Israelis transcended any political role. He founded the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and played a vital role in its development. After his death, he also entrusted his precious materials to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Two weeks ago, the Israeli government and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced plans to build an $18 million museum dedicated to Einstein's memory to house the entire Einstein archive to ensure that his knowledge and works continue to inspire future generations. people.
Hong Yitan said that over the years, Einstein's visit to Shanghai has sparked many stories and legends, including the Pujiang Hotel, where someone spent a lot of money in "Einstein's Room" (Room 304), Expecting to absorb the wisdom of this great scientist is also a blessing. However, Einstein's diary shows that he spent that night on a boat during his stay in Shanghai.
Hong Yitan said that Einstein was a person with great influence all over the world. In 2019, the special exhibition "Einstein's Whimsical World" at the Shanghai World Expo Museum attracted thousands of visitors of all ages. "Among the many similarities that exist, I believe it is the desire for knowledge and discovery that deeply binds Israelis and Chinese today."
He Yue, Deputy Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai, said in his speech that the Nobel Prize has become an international business card for Sweden. Since 1901, more than 900 people have received this international honor over a 120-year period. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Museum provided pictures of Einstein, letters and more for the Nov. 14 event. Einstein had been nominated 62 times before learning that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics that year for his work on the photoelectric effect.
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Michael Levitt
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Michael Levitt said in his speech that he was amazed by Einstein's research results when he was 26 years old. In 1905, Einstein published four papers in a row in one year. Levitt believed that each of these papers deserved a Nobel Prize, but Einstein won only one Nobel Prize.
Leavitt said that winning the Nobel Prize means you have an "overriding obligation" to attract more people to take an interest in science. Basically, you have to be a science "rock star" even if you don't want to. Because you will remember how attracted you were to scientists when you were young.
Levitt said that Einstein's coming to Shanghai in November meant he didn't expect to win the Nobel Prize. With only a month to go before the awards ceremony, it may be too late to get back to Stockholm. In contrast, the vast majority of other people will try very hard to guard the phone. But Einstein wanted to introduce science to more people.
