A meeting between Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein and Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin
When Albert Einstein went to America in 1930... and visited Universal Studios in Hollywood... he asked to meet Charlie Chaplin...
Nearly nine decades ago, one of history's most famous geniuses met one of the world's greatest comic book artists—an encounter that led to an unlikely friendship between the two. The Nobel Prize committee recalled the meeting between Nobel laureate Albert Einstein and Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin in a post shared on Instagram on Tuesday.
According to the Nobel Prize publication, it was said that “Charlie Chaplin was the only person in Hollywood whom Albert Einstein wanted to meet.”
In 1931, Mr. Einstein got the chance to meet the biggest name of the silent film era during the Los Angeles premiere of City Lights.
Albert Einstein, who was still a German citizen at the time, was traveling to the United States, according to The Atlantic. The world-famous physicist, who was at the height of his fame and had already won a Nobel Prize, was introduced to Mr. Chaplin at Universal Studios and later invited to the premiere of City Lights.
As expected, the meeting between the geniuses led to some sparkling conversations. A memorable exchange from this conversation was shared by the Nobel Prize committee on Instagram:
Immediately, Chaplin came to have lunch with Einstein in the company restaurant. A few days after this meeting, the two attended the first movie screening of Chaplin’s silent film “City Lights.” When the crowds greeted them with cheers and applause on their way to the theater, Einstein said to Chaplin. “The thing I love most about your art is that it is a universal art. You do not say a single word and yet the whole world understands you.” Chaplin smiled and said: “That is true. But your fame is greater. The whole world admires you even though no one understands you.” "..
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