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Helen Dukas | |
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| Born | October 17, 1896 |
| Died | February 10, 1982 (aged 85) |
| Known for | Albert Einstein's secretary |
Helen Dukas (17 October 1896 – 10 February 1982) was Albert Einstein's secretary. She also co-authored Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel[1] and co-edited Albert Einstein: The Human Side[2][3] with Banesh Hoffmann. Dukas was one of two trustees chosen by Einstein, according to his Last Will and Testament, to hold the literary rights to all of his manuscripts, copyrights, publication rights, royalties, and royalty agreements.[4] The other trustee was the economist Otto Nathan.[4] In short, Dukas and Nathan were the "executors of his literary heritage."[5] They collaborated on the compilation of The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, using documents that were subsequently donated to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[5]
Einstein and Dukas were subjected to intrusive surveillance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under J. Edgar Hoover.[6][7]
- ^ Viking Press, 1972, 272 pages.
- ^ Albert Einstein: The Human Side, Princeton University Press, 1979, 167 pages.
- ^ "Review of Einstein, the Human Side edited by Helen Dukas and Banesh Hoffmann". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 36 (3): 53. March 1980.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Jeremy (6 July 1987) "Einstein when young." New Yorker. Vol. 63, Issue 20. Stable URL.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
shortwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Overbye, Dennis (7 May 2002) "New Details Emerge From the Einstein Files." The New York Times. Vol. 151, Issue 52111, page D1. Stable URL
- ^ The Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover's Secret War Against the World's Most Famous Scientist, by Fred Jerome. Published by St. Martin's Press, 2002, 358 pages.