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Most physicists are unaware that Einstein's famous equation was originally written by Einstein as EL = mc^2.

Since all things happen for a reason, it is interesting to speculate on why Einstein originally used that nomenclature.

With respect to the importance and implication of that ORIGINAL description of Einstein's famous equation, I am suggesting that the use of such nomenclature demonstrated Einstein intellectual linkage to the work of James Clerk Maxwell and Michael Faraday --- both of whom preceded Einstein and for whom Einstein had great respect.

When one begins to understand the work of Joseph Newman, one realizes that something very important regarding the fundamental nature of ELectricity and ELectromagnetism has been overlooked in the past 100 years.

The article which described the nature of the original EL equation was published in 1996 in The New York Times under the by-line of Robin Pogrebin and it was entitled, "Einstein Paper Shows Science Can Be Artwork" --- subhead: "It's expected to fetch $6 million."

The Einstein manuscript was scheduled to be auctioned by Sotheby's in 1996.

To quote from The NY Times article:

"The manuscript in which Albert Einstein elaborated on his special theory of relativity is both momentous as one of the central scientific tenets of the modern age, and captivating as a window into how the gears turned in one of the greatest minds in history."

"The 72-page untitled manuscript was written in 1912, seven years after the 'special' theory was first published. the manuscript's further insights were widely disseminated, but the paper itself was not published; and except for a fleeting moment when the document was put up for auction in 1987, it has never been available to scholars or the public.

"Today, at Sotheby's the manuscript is to be auctioned once more. It is expected to bring $6 million, more than what a classic example of Monet's Water Lilies sold for last fall.

"Its value lies as much in its form as in its substance. In addition to offering a detailed review of Einstein's ground-breaking thesis on the relationship between mass and energy, E (equals) mc (squared), the document is also thought to be one of the few remaining Einstein rough drafts, rich with extensive revisions in the scientist's graceful handwriting.

"And in perhaps the manuscript's most striking example of Einstein's scientific gymnastics, he takes the equation EL (equals) mc (squared) and crosses out the "L," thus rendering the historic special theory of relativity -- energy equals mass times the square of the speed of light -- right before the reader's eyes."

I specifically contacted Sotheby's [telephone number: 1-212-606-7385, Book & Manuscript Department] and spoke with Ms. Jean Griffin-Borho. She informed me that the manuscript by Albert Einstein from 1912 was put up for auction at Sotheby's on March 16, 1996 and was designated LOT 1. It was expected to realize a sale of $4-6 million, but since the minimum amount acceptable to the seller was not realized, the book was not auctioned on that date. It was subsequently sold privately and is now on view at the Museum of the Book in Israel. She added that the manuscript was later published in facsimile, but she did not know the publisher. She also showed in her records that it was successfully auctioned earlier in 1987 for $1 million.

ERS