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Einstein's paper on Field Theory

Einstein's paper, "Gravitational Equations and the Problem of Motion"

Einstein's paper, "A New Form of the General Relativistic Field Equations"


Einstein switched from German to English publication when he moved to the United States. This corresponded to a historic shift from German to American dominance in all of physics -- resulting partly from a long-term rise of American universities, and partly from the decline of German ones under Nazi attack. Notice too the shift to collaborative writing.

By permission of The Albert Einstein Archives, The Jewish National & University Library,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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