electrodynamics of moving bodies. Ehrat
must
get the literature for
me.
Grossmann is
getting
his doctorate
on a
topic
that is connected
with
Fiedlering [fiddling:
untranslatable
pun]
and non-Euclidean
geometry.
I
don't know
exactly
what it is. Ehrat will do his thesis
with Gaiser,
as
he refuses the ridiculous topic that Minkowski has
proposed
to
him. You
see, your
Johonzel has been the first
to
finish
his dissertation,
even
though he is
a
harassed little beast. When
you
are
my
dear little wife,
we
will zealously do scientific work
together,
so as
not to
become old
philistines, right?
My
sister
seemed
to
me so
philistine.
You must
never
become like that, it would
be awful for
me.
You must always remain
my
witch and
my
street
urchin.
I
long
very
much after
you.
If only I could have
you
just
a
little bit! Apart from
you,
all the people look
so
alien
to
me
as
if
they
were
separated
from
me
by
an
invisible
wall.
You
should
just
hear
Ehrat
talking
about
marriage,
it's too
funny.
He talks about it
as
about
a
bitter
medicine
that has
simply
to
be taken
dutifully.
His
wife will find it amusing. How
differently
people look at
one
and the
same
thing, it's
very
funny, isn't it.
Tender kisses from
your
Johonzel
132. RECEIPT FOR
THE RETURN OF DOCTORAL
FEES.
Zurich,
1
February 1902
No.
124.
Receipt
The
undersigned
herewith confirms that the doctoral fees of 230
(two
hundred
thirty) fr., paid
on
23 Novbr. 1901, have been returned
to him today in cash by the University Office with the
concurrence
of
the Dean, Prof.
Dr. Hans
Schinz.
Albert Einstein
133.
TO CONRAD
HABICHT
[Bern,
4
February
1902]
Dear
Habicht!
I
sailed
away
from
N[uesch]
with spectacular effect. Come and
see me
when
you
have
time,
I'll tell
you
a
good
story. I
would have
visited
you
already,
but it is
so
far
&
the
chances of
finding
you
at
home
are
not
great.
With kind
reg. your
Albert Einstein
Gerechtigkeitsgasse 32
1st floor
190