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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Volume 9: The Berlin Years: Correspondence, January 1919 - April 1920. (English translation of selected texts)

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For readers who don't know German, the other book that has Einstein's correspondence from these years, in the original German, can be frustrating. So try this book.

The contents lists the people that Einstein corresponded with. Even a casual perusing shows storied names. Max Planck. Arnold Sommerfeld. Paul Ehrenfest. Theo Kaluza. Fritz Haber. David Hilbert. Students of physics, maths and chemistry will readily recognise names; still familiar after almost a century.

The actual letters reveal the intellectual and political ferment of Europe immediately after the Great War. They also indicate that Einstein was acutely aware of much more than just physics. He was in the midst of many changes, and an active participant.