“If I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people.” “If impertinent and irrelevant inquiries of this sort are to become the rule in matters of literature, … Continue reading
Hear Albert Einstein explain his formula for mass–energy equivalence. Famously known as E=MC2, the idea for the physics formula was inspired by Einstein's work on special relativity. Continue reading
Author: Ben Nussbaum President Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat on March 12, 1933. It addressed the banking crisis that Roosevelt encountered on first taking office. Due to the Depression, banks were running out of funds. Panicked account holders were withdrawing their money – making the banks’ problems worse. In … Continue reading
See what C.S. Lewis has to say about The Hobbit in this 1937 review of the novel and hear what he thinks about J.R.R. Tolkien's style of writing. Continue reading
Babe Ruth's daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, shares her fondest memory of her dad. Continue reading
