Michele Besso
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Michele Angelo Besso (May 25, 1873 Riesbach - March 15, 1955 Genova) was a Swiss/Italian engineer, and a close friend of Albert Einstein during his years at the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich[1], today the ETH Zurich, and then at the patent office in Bern. Besso is credited with introducing Einstein to the works of Ernst Mach, the skeptical critic of physics who influence Einstein's approach to the discipline. [2] Einstein called Besso "the best sounding board in Europe" for scientific ideas.
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- American Institute of Physics - The Center for History of Physics: Einstein, Image and Impact: The Formative Years, 3
- PhysicsWeb - "1905: Einstein's paper revolution". Review by Werner Israel (October 1998) of Einstein's Miraculous Year: Five Papers That Changed the Face of Physics (ed) John Stachel
- BBC World Service: Jottings Of A Genius
- The Einstein-Besso Manuscript: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain of the Wizard
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