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Science Frustrated: The ‘Einstein Institute’ In Madrid

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In April 1933, Albert Einstein was offered an ‘Extraordinary’ Chair of Physics at the University of Madrid. Einstein first accepted, then sought to withdraw without causing damage to the anti-Fascist Republican government. However, this proved an opportunity for the Spanish press to harness Einstein’s notoriety to their own programmes. This article discusses the genesis and resolution of this episode, which says much about Einstein and science and politics in modern Spain.

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  1. Department of History, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Thomas F. Glick

  2. Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    José M. Sánchez Ron

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Glick, T.F., Sánchez Ron, J.M. Science Frustrated: The ‘Einstein Institute’ In Madrid. Minerva 44, 355–378 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-006-9013-z

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