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BARTHÉLEMY RENÉ: (1889-1954)
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BARTHÉLEMY RENÉ: (1889-1954) French engineer, a pioneer in the development of television technologies. A good T.L.S., R. Barthelemy, one page, 4to, Antibes, 21st September 1953, to Monsieur H. Corbiere, in French. The head of the page is annotated in ink in Corbiere´s hand Enquête Mondiale - Hommage a Einstein, beneath which they pose two questions, ‘1. Que pensez-vous d'Einstein, ou que lui devez-vous? 2. Parmi les plus illustres savants de tous les temps, a qui le comparez-vous et quelle place, d'apres vous, prendra-t-il dans l'avenir?’ (Translation: ‘1. What do you think of Einstein, or what do you owe to him? 2. Among the most famous scientists of all time, to whom do you compare him, and what place, according to you, will he hold in the future?’). Barthelemy responds with a letter in which he states that he has been confined in a horizontal position for many months, ´Bonne position pour la méditation, penserez-vous, mais qui ne me qualifie pas plus pour juger Einstein et son ouevre. Il serait nécessaire pour cela d´en examiner toutes les faces, c´est-à-dire se placer aussi, audessus.....exercice impossible pour moi et qui reste périlleux pour les plus entrainés...c´est donc de trés loin, et en dessous, que je peux contempler ce grand homme´ (Translation: ´A good position for meditation, you might think, but it does not qualify me to judge Einstein and his work. To do so, it would be necessary to examine all sides, that is, to place oneself above him... an impossible exercise for me and a perilous one even for the most experienced...It is therefore from a great distance, and from below, that I can contemplate this great man´), and further remarks ´Mon métier, limité aux applications macroscopiques et dans les domaines des vitesses relativement faibles, ne m´a pas donné l´occasion d´utiliser directement les resultats de M. Einstein; bien que la théorie de la photoélectricité, essentielle en télévision, lui doive son point de départ´ (Translation: ´My profession, limited to macroscopic applications and relatively low speeds, has not given me the opportunity to make direct use of Mr. Einstein's results, although the theory of photoelectricity, which is essential in television, owes its starting point to him´) before adding ´D´éminents professeurs ont étendu et vulgarisé en partie ses idées. Ils m´ont permis de comprendre l´ébranlement que le génie du savant avait provoqué dans la conception classique des phénoménes jusqu´à celle de l´Univers. Ce choc ne s´est pas amorti, au contraire, aussi avec l´admiration il subsiste une sorte d´inquiétude non seulement sur la solidité de nos connaissances mais encore, sur notre destin´ (Translation: ´Eminent professors have expanded and popularised some of his ideas. They have enabled me to understand the upheaval that the genius of this scientist caused in the classical conception of phenomena, right up to that of the universe. This shock has not subsided; on the contrary, alongside admiration there remains a kind of unease, not only about the solidity of our knowledge but also about our destiny´). Barthelemy concludes by writing ´Quant a "classer" Einstein, je manque, ainsi que je vous l´ai dit de hauteur, ainsi que de recul dans le temps...on pense évidemment a Newtin, à Maxwell....mais peut on oublier, parmi nos contemporains le trés fin physicien et créateur que fut Paul langevin, Max Planck et mon illustre confrére L. de Broglie?´ (Translation: ´As for ‘classifying’ Einstein, I lack, as I have told you, both the height and the distance in time... One obviously thinks of Newton, Maxwell... But can we forget, among our contemporaries, the highly skilled physicist and creator Paul Langevin, Max Planck and my illustrious colleague L. de Broglie?´). A letter of interesting content. VGAlbert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921.
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BARTHÉLEMY RENÉ: (1889-1954) French engineer, a pioneer in the development of television technologies. A good T.L.S., R. Barthelemy, one page, 4to, Antibes, 21st September 1953, to Monsieur H. Corbiere, in French. The head of the page is annotated in ink in Corbiere´s hand Enquête Mondiale - Hommage a Einstein, beneath which they pose two questions, ‘1. Que pensez-vous d'Einstein, ou que lui devez-vous? 2. Parmi les plus illustres savants de tous les temps, a qui le comparez-vous et quelle place, d'apres vous, prendra-t-il dans l'avenir?’ (Translation: ‘1. What do you think of Einstein, or what do you owe to him? 2. Among the most famous scientists of all time, to whom do you compare him, and what place, according to you, will he hold in the future?’). Barthelemy responds with a letter in which he states that he has been confined in a horizontal position for many months, ´Bonne position pour la méditation, penserez-vous, mais qui ne me qualifie pas plus pour juger Einstein et son ouevre. Il serait nécessaire pour cela d´en examiner toutes les faces, c´est-à-dire se placer aussi, audessus.....exercice impossible pour moi et qui reste périlleux pour les plus entrainés...c´est donc de trés loin, et en dessous, que je peux contempler ce grand homme´ (Translation: ´A good position for meditation, you might think, but it does not qualify me to judge Einstein and his work. To do so, it would be necessary to examine all sides, that is, to place oneself above him... an impossible exercise for me and a perilous one even for the most experienced...It is therefore from a great distance, and from below, that I can contemplate this great man´), and further remarks ´Mon métier, limité aux applications macroscopiques et dans les domaines des vitesses relativement faibles, ne m´a pas donné l´occasion d´utiliser directement les resultats de M. Einstein; bien que la théorie de la photoélectricité, essentielle en télévision, lui doive son point de départ´ (Translation: ´My profession, limited to macroscopic applications and relatively low speeds, has not given me the opportunity to make direct use of Mr. Einstein's results, although the theory of photoelectricity, which is essential in television, owes its starting point to him´) before adding ´D´éminents professeurs ont étendu et vulgarisé en partie ses idées. Ils m´ont permis de comprendre l´ébranlement que le génie du savant avait provoqué dans la conception classique des phénoménes jusqu´à celle de l´Univers. Ce choc ne s´est pas amorti, au contraire, aussi avec l´admiration il subsiste une sorte d´inquiétude non seulement sur la solidité de nos connaissances mais encore, sur notre destin´ (Translation: ´Eminent professors have expanded and popularised some of his ideas. They have enabled me to understand the upheaval that the genius of this scientist caused in the classical conception of phenomena, right up to that of the universe. This shock has not subsided; on the contrary, alongside admiration there remains a kind of unease, not only about the solidity of our knowledge but also about our destiny´). Barthelemy concludes by writing ´Quant a "classer" Einstein, je manque, ainsi que je vous l´ai dit de hauteur, ainsi que de recul dans le temps...on pense évidemment a Newtin, à Maxwell....mais peut on oublier, parmi nos contemporains le trés fin physicien et créateur que fut Paul langevin, Max Planck et mon illustre confrére L. de Broglie?´ (Translation: ´As for ‘classifying’ Einstein, I lack, as I have told you, both the height and the distance in time... One obviously thinks of Newton, Maxwell... But can we forget, among our contemporaries, the highly skilled physicist and creator Paul Langevin, Max Planck and my illustrious colleague L. de Broglie?´). A letter of interesting content. VGAlbert Einstein (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921.
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