ull ivan ▁contributed ▁several ▁articles ▁per ▁week ▁on ▁literary ▁and ▁scientific ▁matters , ▁helping ▁to ▁make ▁The ▁Ath ena e um ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁influ ential ▁literary ▁reviews ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁mathematical ▁ability ▁( sa id ▁to ▁be ▁compar able ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁Senior ▁W r ang ler ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ) ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁fully ▁understand ▁Ein stein ' s ▁general ▁theory ▁of ▁relativ ity ▁as ▁few ▁in ▁England ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁do . ▁This ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁theory ▁in ▁non - techn ical ▁language ▁and ▁his ▁articles ▁on ▁Ein stein ’ s ▁general ▁theory ▁of ▁relativ ity ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁English . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁quick ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁larger ▁philosoph ical ▁imp lications ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁spirit ▁in ▁the ▁physical ▁sciences , ▁and ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁cre ativity ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁sciences ▁and ▁their ▁supposed ▁ideal istic ▁philosoph ical ▁basis ▁allowed ▁for ▁recon c ili ation ▁between ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁the ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁articles ▁on ▁such ▁topics , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁non - techn ical ▁scientific ▁articles , ▁were ▁gathered ▁in ▁As pect s ▁of ▁Science ▁( 1 9 2 3 ) ▁and ▁As pect s ▁of ▁Science : ▁Second ▁Series ▁( 1 9 2 6 ). ▁He ▁wrote ▁Be eth oven : ▁His ▁Spirit ual ▁Development , ▁a ▁well ▁received ▁study