Albert Einstein exhibit kicks off in Shanghai
By Yu Lidong
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Poster of the exhibit Albert Einstein-Life in Four Dimensions (Photo: Shanghai World Expo Museum)

The Shanghai World Expo Museum opened the exhibit, Albert Einstein-Life in Four Dimensions, to the public on Friday, according to Thepaper.

Authorized by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, this exhibit is jointly hosted by Jiefang Press Cultural Communication co., ltd. and Shanghai UDN.

The Einstein Archive of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has brought 133 exhibits, 86 of which are originals, to this special exhibition.

The two-page original manuscript of General Relativity is one of the biggest highlights of the exhibition. Considered a national treasure by Israel, this most precious cultural relic in the history of science has come to Chinese mainland for the first time.

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Original manuscript of General Relativity (photo: Thepaper)

Other exhibits, such as the original notebook of Einstein's Unified Field Theory in his later years, the original Nobel Prize medal in physics awarded to him in 1921, the paper with his most famous formula E=mc², and the last letter between Einstein and Bertrand Russell, also catch the eyes of visitors.

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Einstein's Nobel Prize medal in physics awarded in 1921 (photo: Thepaper)

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Paper with the formula E=mc² (photo: Thepaper)

Letters between Einstein and Chinese scholars, like Cai Yuanpei, Soong Ching-ling and Chou Pei-yuan, help Chinese visitors have a better understanding of Einstein’s Chinese stories.

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Letter from Cai Yuanpei to Einstein (photo: Thepaper)

Five multimedia interactive experience zones, directly related to Einstein's research theories, have been set up in this exhibit. They have also reproduced the real scene of Einstein's study office and teaching desk. A wide range of Einstein themed cultural and creative products contributed to better appreciation of this exhibit.