[PW] Tracking down Albert Einstein quotes

[Sue Kamm]

I ran a search in WorldCat, using the advanced search page, entering au:einstein, albert and kw:papers.  

Copies of his collected papers (in German and English) appear to beheld widely.

You might also want to check with Princeton University's library:  http://www.princeton.edu/main/library/.  They may have his papers.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Zimmerman <pzimmer at wcnet.org>
>Sent: Jul 9, 2007 3:58 PM
>To: list at project-wombat.org
>Subject: [PW] Tracking down Albert Einstein quotes
>
>Why is it so hard to find the actual citations for quotes by Einstein? 
>It seemed likely that the famous "Imagination is more important than 
>intelligence." was a simplification and there would be no exact 
>citation, so I started with a more elaborate quote that seemed more 
>realistic.
>
>"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful 
>servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has 
>forgotten the gift."
>
>This gets LOTS of hits in Google and even in Google Books, but just 
>about every one of them is without an actual reference. ONE book gives a 
>sort of reference... "The Essential Guide to Doing Research  By Zina 
>O'Leary" on page 2, it says "Einstein 1931, p. 97" -- but from what book?
>
>http://books.google.com/books?id=D1ZWS2Wnk2QC&pg=PA2&ots=S-ExkxP-eL&dq=%22Intuitive+Mind%22+%22Sacred+Gift%22+%22forgotten+the+gift%22+Einstein+1931&sig=hYbDa2Kond3cJEwXe8jRWwRmfmg
>
>But it's not possible to access the bibliography and see what work of 
>Einstein she is referencing. So, I go to Amazon.com to try 'search 
>inside the book' and it also doesn't give access to the bibliography. 
>Then I go to the library and get a physical copy (lucky it was 
>available) and there is NO work by Einstein listed in the bibliography! 
>So what good is the page reference with no book?
>
>And this is just the first one I've tried to research. How does one go 
>about actually locating citations for quotes by Einstein when everyone 
>just tosses off these things with no reliable references?
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