In 1905 and 1915 Albert Einstein published scientific papers
that would change the world. The first paper was on the Special
Theory of Relativity and was controversial because it challenged
Isaac Newton’s view of the universe, which had stood for
two centuries. The Newtonian view held that space is a fixed
physical reality through which stars and planets move. Newton
also viewed time as an unvarying absolute that flowed from an
infinite past to an infinite future. In contrast, Einstein’s
theory held that stars, planets and galaxies move in relation
to one another rather than in relation to a fixed exclusive
space. The implication was that one’s position in the
universe controls one’s viewpoint. Einstein’s work
on space and time ultimately demolished Newton’s view
of a fixed universe.
Ten years later Einstein built on this theory with the
equation E=mc2 or energy equals mass multiplied by the speed
of light squared. Known as the General Theory of Relativity,
this equation concluded that everything in the universe is a
repository of latent energy. Furthermore, converting a small
amount of mass would yield a tremendous amount of energy, as
eventually happened with the atom bomb. Einstein termed the
General Theory “the happiest thought of my life”
and it later proved to be one of the most influential theories
of the 20th Century, providing a scientific foundation for the
“big bang” theory of creation.
Einstein’s thinking was a generation ahead of its
time and because not even members of the Nobel Prize committee
could comprehend it, he was nominated for and denied the award
eight times between 1910 and 1921. In 1922 a number of leading
scientists wrote letters to the Nobel committee in support of
Einstein’s nomination. The most emphatic letter, from
Marcel Brillouin, stated: “ Imagine for a moment what
the general opinion will be fifty years from now if the name
Einstein does not appear on the list of laureates.” He
did win the prize that year for “his services to Theoretical
Physics and especially for his discovery of the photoelectric
effect.” He did not win for his work on relativity, which
continued to baffle most of the scientific community.
Since his death in 1955 at the age of 76, Einstein’s
work has been verified by numerous discoveries that support
the big bang theory of creation. His work on a unified field
theory of the universe is also all the rage in modern physics
and may in fact be the dominant thread in scientific thought
for the past two thousand years. Einstein was thirty years ahead
of his time in that he was trying to link electricity and magnetism
with gravity while skipping the intermediate stage of nuclear
force. Scientists now understand nuclear force and a group of
scientists are now trying to achieve Einstein’s vision
of a super quantum theory by taking modern string theory to
a higher level. That is the living legacy of Albert Einstein.
His work is still relevant and thought provoking a half-century
after his death.
A culmination of luxurious components, the Krone Albert
Einstein pen is a stunning invention. The body is composed of
two fused barrels; a gradient colored titanium barrel and a
hand-painted mother of pearl barrel. The painting on the mother
of pearl depicts Einstein's portrait on one side and on the
other side is a rendition of our solar system. Over this barrel
is a sterling silver overlay which exposes the colored titanium
and painting. The galactic cap is painted black, yet exposes
beautiful slivers of colored abalone. Encapsulated on the top
of the cap is a unique single character from one of Albert Einstein's
authentic handwritten formulas. The nib casing represents the
refraction of light. Einstein's signature is sculpted into the
band at the base of the cap.
