To honor the legacy and achievements of Albert Einstein, the Israeli government approves the $18 million dollar budget for the Einstein Museum at Hebrew University.
Israel decides to give a thumbs up to the multimillion-dollar fund dedicated to the curation and safekeeping of the scientist's documents in an archiving effort, The Times Of Israel writes.
Einstein Left His Archives To The University As A Founding Father
The Albert Einstein Museum to be built at the Hebrew University Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem is receiving $18 million from both the government and the university.
Lauded as one of the greatest physicists of all time, Einstein became one of the university's founding fathers, which is why Hebrew University dedicated itself to serving Einstein's collection a space in its halls.
His legacy of excellence in academic research forms the very foundation of our university, whereas his scientific achievements continue to impact all of our lives," Professor Asher Cohen, university president, says.
According to curator Roni Gross, Einstein's archives has around 85,000 documents which will be housed in an innovative place for scientific and technological education at Hebrew University.
Phys says that along with Einstein's original documents, there will be cutting-edge exhibition techniques and scientific demonstrations on the impact of his discoveries today.
"Albert Einstein is an asset, the biggest brand name in the world for intelligence, science and genius," Alternate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says.
Israel's alternate Prime Minister adds that he hopes that the museum becomes a pilgrimage site for anyone who wants to become acquainted with Einstein and intelligence in general.
The archives will be accessible to those who want to browse them in digital format and in physical documents, which will be in the museum, according to the Jewish News Syndicate.
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The Public Archive Records Key Historical Moments During His Life
The German-born Einstein is named one of the best scientists of all time as he revolutionized the theory of relativity by introducing new ways of looking at the movements of objects in space.
He also won the Nobel Peace Prize for Physics in 1921 for his major contributions to quantum mechanics theory.
Additionally, he has even become a pop culture icon due to his dry wit, trademark unruly hair, and bushy mustache and eyebrows, Phys writes.
The Times of Israel also reports that Einstein's role in Judaism is so deep that he was offered the position of Israel's President in 1952, which he declined.
Einstein claims that he lacked natural aptitude and the expertise to deal with people and to exercise official functions properly upon refusing the offer.
The plans to establish an archival museum for Einstein at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have been discussed for over a decade already but have never been done due to funding issues.
However, some of the original documents by Einstein have already been sold at auctions to this day.
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