Albert Einstein’s Lectures in Bologna. Words of Presentation

At the invitation of a university committee for the popularization of the new scientific doctrines, Albert EinsteinEinstein, A. gave three lectures at the University of Bologna, on October 22, 24 and 26, in front of a very large audience that, not frightened by the abstruseness of the explanations, listened to the Master's lectures with religious attention until the very end, thus demonstrating the fascination and almost the charm of his great personality. Einstein received other invitations from scientific and academic bodies, but—due to numerous commitments—he could only accept the invitation of the Academy of Padua, put forward by the president, Prof. Gregorio RicciRicci-Curbastro, G., staying in Padua to repeat, in brief, the explanations given in Bologna.