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April 14, 1935

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EINSTEIN GIVES ADVICE TO A HIGH SCHOOL BOY; ' Nature Simple' When Seen in 'Appropriate' Way, He Says in Talk at Princeton.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

PRINCETON, N.J., April 13. -- "Even nature is simple if we happen to look at it in the appropriate manner," Professor Albert Einstein said in an interview granted to Henry Rosso, a 15-year-old Princeton High School senior. Highlights of the discussion were printed here today in a special issue of The Tower, the high school paper, and published in conjunction with the first alumni "home-coming day" program in the history of the school.

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Notable Births

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton

1935Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician (died 2023)[†]

Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Lady Masham of Ilton, was a British crossbench member of the House of Lords, disability campaigner and Paralympic athlete. She was the founder and life-long president of the Spinal Injuries Association. She was Vice President of the Snowdon Trust, founded by the Earl of Snowdon, which provides grants and scholarships for students with disabilities. Her 53 years' membership of the House of Lords was the longest of any female peer.

1935John Oliver, English bishop[†]

John Keith Oliver is a British retired Anglican bishop. He was the 103rd Bishop of Hereford from 1990 to 2003.

Erich von Däniken

1935Erich von Däniken, Swiss pseudohistorian and author[†]

Erich Anton Paul von Däniken is a Swiss author of several pseudoscientific books which make claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, including the best-selling Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968. Däniken is one of the main figures responsible for popularizing the "paleo-contact" and ancient astronauts hypotheses.

Notable Deaths

Emmy Noether

1935Emmy Noether, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1882)[†]

Amalie Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made many important contributions to abstract algebra. She also proved Noether's first and second theorems, which are fundamental in mathematical physics. Noether was described by Pavel Alexandrov, Albert Einstein, Jean Dieudonné, Hermann Weyl, and Norbert Wiener as the most important woman in the history of mathematics. As one of the leading mathematicians of her time, she developed theories of rings, fields, and algebras. In physics, Noether's theorem explains the connection between symmetry and conservation laws.

Historical Events

Black Sunday (storm)

1935The Black Sunday dust storm, considered one of the worst storms of the Dust Bowl, sweeps across the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles and neighboring areas.[†]

Black Sunday was a particularly severe dust storm that occurred on April 14, 1935, as part of the Dust Bowl in the United States. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history and caused immense economic and agricultural damage. It is estimated that 300,000 tons of topsoil were displaced from the prairie area.