Typed letter from physicist Albert Einstein to Grace Hill Turnbull (1880-1976), who was an artist and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. This correspondence accompanied a copy of Selig Hecht's book "Explaining the Atom" and is written on Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists Incorporated letterhead. Turnbull studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art and was…

Letter from Albert Einstein to Grace Hill Turnbull

Description

Typed letter from physicist Albert Einstein to Grace Hill Turnbull (1880-1976), who was an artist and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. This correspondence accompanied a copy of Selig Hecht's book "Explaining the Atom" and is written on Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists Incorporated letterhead. Turnbull studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art and was a daughter of the novelist Francese Hubbard Litchfield Turnbull (1844-1927) and her husband Lawrence Turnbull (1843-1919).

Creator

Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955

Date

1947-04-29

Language(s)

English

Collection Number

MS 1101

Dimensions

8.5 x 11 inches

Extent

1 page

Resource ID

651

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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