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The 54-page document sold Tuesday was handwritten in 19 in Zurich, Switzerland, by Einstein and his colleague and confidant, Swiss engineer Michele Besso.Ĭhristie's said it was thanks to Besso that the manuscript was preserved for posterity. There was no immediate information concerning the identity, or nationality, of the winner, but Li was said to have brought the treasure home.Īround 100 collectors and onlookers turned up for the sale, but all bids were made remotely. Previous records for Einstein's works were 2.5 million euros for the so-called "God letter" in 2018, and 1.4 million euros in 2017 for a letter about the secret to happiness.īids on Tuesday opened at 1.5 million euros and quickly went past the auctioneers' estimate.Īfter a few minutes only two bidders were left, battling it out over the telephone in increments of 200,000 euros.
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It contains preparatory work for the physicist's signature achievement, the theory of general relativity, which he published in 1915.Ĭalling the notes "without a doubt the most valuable Einstein manuscript ever to come to auction," Christie's - which handled the sale on behalf of the Aguttes auction house - had estimated prior to the auction that it would fetch two to three million euros. The manuscript had been valued at around a quarter of the final sum, which was still by far the highest ever sum for anything written by the genius scientist. Sources said the 93-year-old senior advisor of CK Asset Holdings is the buyer of Einstein's rare handwritten notes for the theory of general relativity, which fetched a record 11.6 million euros (more than HK$100 million) in an auction in Paris on Tuesday. Li Ka-shing may be known as a tycoon, a successful businessman, and a philanthropist, but the 90-year-old is also a collector of treasures, and is said to have pocketed a rare manuscript belonging to genius scientist Albert Einstein.
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Li Ka-shing buys rare Einstein manuscript for record 11.6m euro at auction: sources
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The exclusive document will be offered by Christie’s (which is hosting the sale on behalf of the Aguttes auction house) for an estimated price between $2.3-$3.4 million.Li Ka-shing buys rare Einstein manuscript for record 11.6m euro at auction: sources - The Standard It is believed that the German-born genius himself would have been unlikely to hold on to the current manuscript, which he considered to be a simple working document. It consists of 54 pages and has been preserved for posterity by the latter, as per reports.Īccording to Christie’s, the document offers “a fascinating plunge into the mind of the 20th century’s greatest scientist.” Calling it a miracle, the auction house further said, “This is without a doubt the most valuable Einstein manuscript ever to come to auction.”Įinstein, who died in 1955, aged 76, is revered for his contribution to physics, specifically the invention of the theory of relativity and his works on the quantum mechanics theory. And proving so is a manuscript by the late physicist that is all set to go under the hammer in a Parisian sale on Tuesday (November 23, 2021).Ĭontaining preparatory work for Einstein’s key achievement, the theory of relativity, the manuscript was written in 19 in Zurich, Switzerland, by Einstein and his colleague and confidant, Swiss engineer Michele Besso. Anything with the touch of genius (read Albert Einstein) is bound to fetch a good value.