A collection of intimate letters written by Albert Einstein are set to be auctioned today at the largest sale ever of the Nobel Prize winning physicist's writings. The 27 letters written to family and friends reveal Einstein's thoughts on adultery, what he called the 'childlike' notion of a 'personal god', his opinion of Sigmund Freud, McCarthyism and Nazi Germany among other musings. When the cache hits the auction block at Profiles in History, the collection could fetch as much as $1 million. The letters written in English and German, with some in longhand and others on typewriters, are expected to harness interest from worldwide.Writings include his opinion of Sigmund Freud and McCarthyismHe tells of his 'nervousness' over anti-Semitic sentiment in GermanyLaments connection between Special Relativity Theory and Atomic BombAuctioneers say 27 letters are largest sale of its kind in history
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