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The Einstein file
J. Edgar Hoover's secret war against the world's most famous scientist
By Jerome, Fred
- ISBN
- 978-0-31228-856-3
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2002
It is not surprising that J. Edgar Hoover's FBI spied on Albert Einstein from 1933 to his death in 1955. As this well-done study makes clear, the famous scientist was also a social and political activist with strong pacifist and Socialist leanings. Einstein publicly supported the civil rights and anti-lynching movements and was a friend of leading African Americans. Unafraid, he was willing to denounce Joseph ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
