DOCS.
263,
264
APRIL
1911 185
My colleague
Lampa[9]
tells
me
that the
scientific
interest of
the
students here
is
very
weak. But
I
believe
that
in this
field, too,
"as
ye
sow,
so
shall
ye
reap."
I
do
not
give
up
my
illusions
so easily.
I
already
met
a
very
nice
young colleague, a young physicist
from
Vienna
bearing
the
promising
name
of
Weiss[10]
[German
for
"white,"
but
also for
"know"-transl.]
He
works
on
the
clarification
of Ehrenhaft's
results.[11]
I
was
already
able
to
be
of
help
to him with
a
few
things.
I
look forward
to
having
Reichinstein
&,
perhaps,
Tanner
here.[12]
In
Munich
I
made
the
acquaintance
of
Debije,[13]
who
is
now
almost
certain
to
become
my successor;
he has
a
cheerful,
childlike face
that
reflects
spiritual
purity.
I
was
very
happy
about
him and
am
convinced
that the
post
will be in excellent
hands.
I most
warmly
recommend
him to
you.[14]
I spent
all
of
Sunday evening
roaming
around in
Munich with him
and
Sommerfeld.[15]
It
was an
unforgettable evening. My predecessor
does
a
lot
of
experimenting.
He
is
a
very congenial
creature
&
will
often
keep
me
company
at
the institute. And
now a
few
words
about
Chavan.[16]
Do
not
forget
him.
Once
again
he
had
to
endure
some
infernal
chicanery
from
that
super-whippersnapper
Schild.[17]
Unless
somebody
applies
the
brakes,
they
will throw out
Chavan,
the
only
capable &
upstanding
man
in his
office,
and
this
they
will do in
the
most
proper
and
correct
way,
in
strict accordance
with the
rules of bureaucratic
procedure!
I will also
write to
Vannoni[18]
on
his behalf.
Cordial
greetings
from
your
Einstein.
Best
regards
from
my
wife.
264. To
Paul Ehrenfest
Prague,
12
April
1911
Highly
esteemed
Colleague:[1]
Please
forgive my taking
so
long
to
respond
to
your
request.
Your letter reached
me
just
as
I
was
about
to
move
to
Prague.[2]
All
my
papers
were
already packed,
and I have
not
received
my
things
until this
day.
Unfortunately,
I
have
almost
no
more reprints
of
my
better
papers;
but
I will send
you copies
of
all
those
I still
have, some
of them
with
the
request
that
they
be returned after
you
have
used
them.
The
Phys
Zeitschr.
recently
published a totally
erroneous
note
by
Varicak[3]
that
concerns
both of
us.
Would
you
perhaps
like
to
write the
response?
A brief
reply
is
necessary so as
to
prevent
confusion.
With
best
regards,
your
devoted
A.
Einstein
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DOCS.
263,
264
APRIL
1911 185
My colleague
Lampa[9]
tells
me
that the
scientific
interest of
the
students here
is
very
weak. But
I
believe
that
in this
field, too,
"as
ye
sow,
so
shall
ye
reap."
I
do
not
give
up
my
illusions
so easily.
I
already
met
a
very
nice
young colleague, a young physicist
from
Vienna
bearing
the
promising
name
of
Weiss[10]
[German
for
"white,"
but
also for
"know"-transl.]
He
works
on
the
clarification
of Ehrenhaft's
results.[11]
I
was
already
able
to
be
of
help
to him with
a
few
things.
I
look forward
to
having
Reichinstein
&,
perhaps,
Tanner
here.[12]
In
Munich
I
made
the
acquaintance
of
Debije,[13]
who
is
now
almost
certain
to
become
my successor;
he has
a
cheerful,
childlike face
that
reflects
spiritual
purity.
I
was
very
happy
about
him and
am
convinced
that the
post
will be in excellent
hands.
I most
warmly
recommend
him to
you.[14]
I spent
all
of
Sunday evening
roaming
around in
Munich with him
and
Sommerfeld.[15]
It
was an
unforgettable evening. My predecessor
does
a
lot
of
experimenting.
He
is
a
very congenial
creature
&
will
often
keep
me
company
at
the institute. And
now a
few
words
about
Chavan.[16]
Do
not
forget
him.
Once
again
he
had
to
endure
some
infernal
chicanery
from
that
super-whippersnapper
Schild.[17]
Unless
somebody
applies
the
brakes,
they
will throw out
Chavan,
the
only
capable &
upstanding
man
in his
office,
and
this
they
will do in
the
most
proper
and
correct
way,
in
strict accordance
with the
rules of bureaucratic
procedure!
I will also
write to
Vannoni[18]
on
his behalf.
Cordial
greetings
from
your
Einstein.
Best
regards
from
my
wife.
264. To
Paul Ehrenfest
Prague,
12
April
1911
Highly
esteemed
Colleague:[1]
Please
forgive my taking
so
long
to
respond
to
your
request.
Your letter reached
me
just
as
I
was
about
to
move
to
Prague.[2]
All
my
papers
were
already packed,
and I have
not
received
my
things
until this
day.
Unfortunately,
I
have
almost
no
more reprints
of
my
better
papers;
but
I will send
you copies
of
all
those
I still
have, some
of them
with
the
request
that
they
be returned after
you
have
used
them.
The
Phys
Zeitschr.
recently
published a totally
erroneous
note
by
Varicak[3]
that
concerns
both of
us.
Would
you
perhaps
like
to
write the
response?
A brief
reply
is
necessary so as
to
prevent
confusion.
With
best
regards,
your
devoted
A.
Einstein

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