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Michele Angelo Besso (Riesbach, 25 May 1873 – Geneva, 15 March 1955) was a Swiss-Italian engineer best known for working closely with Albert Einstein.
Nov 13, 2017 · Cataloguing the letters from Albert Einstein to his closest friend, Michele Besso, was a roller-coaster ride: intellectually exhilarating, funny, endearing — and with an unexpected conclusion.
Jun 23, 2017 · Albert Einstein had a long and close friendship with Michele Besso, who helped him with his work and family problems. He also had a secret affair with Margarita Konenkova, a Russian sculptor and possible spy, who introduced him to the Soviet consul in New York.
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Michele Besso was an engineer and a close friend of Albert Einstein. He was a sounding board for Einstein's scientific ideas and a confidant for his personal matters.
Nov 16, 2015 · Lesser-known and junior colleagues helped the great physicist to piece together his general theory of relativity, explain Michel Janssen and Jürgen Renn. Marcel Grossmann (left) and Michele...
- Michel Janssen, Jürgen Renn
- 2015
Einstein passed by the clock towers morning on his way home, a route he often took with his closest friend, Michele Besso. The two men regularly discussed science and philosophy—including the nature of time.
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Nov 4, 2021 · Known as the Einstein-Besso Manuscript, the 54-page document was written between June 1913 and early 1914 by Einstein and his lifelong friend and colleague, the Swiss-Italian engineer Michele Besso, who the physicist had known since they were both students.
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