The Collected Papers

of Albert Einstein

The Collected Papers ofAlbert Einstein is one

of the most ambitiouspublishing ventures everundertaken in the docu-mentation of the historyof science. Selected fromamong more than ,

documents contained inthe personal collectionof Albert Einstein nowhoused at the Albert Ein-stein Archives at HebrewUniversity, and , Ein-stein and Einstein-related documents discovered by the editorssince the beginning of the Einstein Project, the Collected Paperswill provide the first complete picture of a massive written legacythat ranges from Einstein’s first work on the special and generaltheories of relativity and the origins of quantum theory, to ex-pressions of his profound concern with civil liberties, education,Zionism, pacifism, and disarmament.

Every document in the Collected Papers appears in its originallanguage, while the introduction, headnotes, footnotes, and otherscholarly apparatus are in English. Upon release of each volume,Princeton also publishes an English translation of previously un-translated non-English documents. The series, when complete,will contain more than , documents and will fill at leasttwenty-five volumes.

Beyond its editorial complexity, the project has presented un-matched challenges to successive Press directors. First, the Presshas been responsible for the funding and management of the ed-itorial office since its inception—a unique arrangement for alarge papers project. And although a publishing agreement wassigned in with the executors of the Einstein Estate, manytroubles—legal, editorial, and otherwise—ensued, and the firstvolume did not appear until . The project has been throughsix different editors.

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Nonetheless, the endeavor is now well established, with ninevolumes published. Currently located at and supported by theCalifornia Institute of Technology, the project proceeds, underthe directorship of Diana Buchwald, in its grand effort to bringforth this monumental collection.