Abstract
The famous 1950 Japanese film Rashomon recounts a dramatic episode three times over in the very different versions perceived by three of those who took part. The account of a May 16, 1953 visit to Einstein given here differs in that there are four versions supplied respectively by John Wheeler, Marcel Wellner, Arthur Komar and O, W. Greenberg. The editor (J. A. W.) expresses his appreciation to them for the permission to quote them, and to the Albert Einstein Estate for permission to quote brief passages from Einstein’s writings.
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Wheeler, J.A. (1979). Mercer Street and other Memories. In: Aichelburg, P.C., Sexl, R.U. (eds) Albert Einstein. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91080-6_15
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