Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). Director's OfficeN.J.). Director's OfficeInstitute for Advanced Study (Princeton2018-09-252018-09-251933-1934http://172.16.52.76:80/cdm/ref/collection/coll12/id/54424https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12111/2901This portion of the Faculty file contains correspondence and other materials pertaining to an inquiry sent to Albert Einstein by rare book and manuscript collector Richard Gimbel. Einstein is asked to assess the scientific validity of the aspects of Edgar Allan Poe's literary work, Eureka, that are presented as hard science. Some folders in the Director's Office Faculty files series include a processing note with the heading "Items Removed." These removed items are now located in the offprint collection of the Institute's Historical Studies-Social Science Library.The Institute for Advanced Study owns the copyright for this document. This document is licensed with the "CC By" license to support research use with proper attribution. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955Gimbel, RichardPoe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of MathematicsInstitute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.). School of Natural SciencesText