# #Mon Aug 09 11:41:35 CEST 2010 Text__TGe0AKOaEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Einstein\u2019s Final Contacts to Germany Text__TGe0AKOaEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=A few months before his death, Einstein writes to Germany in a surprisingly conciliatory tone. He dismisses the hype about his own person with ironic detachment. Of all German physicists, Max von Laue enjoys Einstein\u2019s greatest respect. Laue had maintained his distance from National Socialism and occasionally even criticized his colleagues\u2019 cowardice.