{"462151":{"#nid":"462151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Home to World\u2019s Third and Final Statue of Einstein","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA 3,000-pound sculpture of renowned physicist and Nobel laureate Albert Einstein has been officially unveiled on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u0026nbsp; It sits at one of the busiest corridors \u0026shy;\u2013 the northwest corner of Tech Green near the Bunger-Henry Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmerican artist Robert Berks made the sculpture. It is his third and final likeness of the scientist. One is housed at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. The second found a home at the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite getting several requests to house the final Einstein piece, Berks\u2019 widow, Dorothy \u201cTod\u201d Berks, felt none were quite the right fit. When the opportunity came to put the statue on Georgia Tech\u2019s Atlanta campus, Ms. Berks felt it would be a home that properly honored her husband\u2019s legacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI think this is an iconic piece that is going to represent Georgia Tech\u2019s commitment to improving the human condition,\u201d said Provost Rafael L. Bras. \u201cEinstein captures it all.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA rounded, stair-stepped bench arches the statue. Planners hope the site becomes a spot for gathering and taking photos. Thousands of people routinely stop at the similar sculpture in D.C. to take photographs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s whatever you need it to be,\u201d explained Georgia Tech Office of the Arts Director Madison Cario.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s a place to hide if you need to hide. It\u2019s someone to talk to talk if you need someone. If you look, it\u2019s set in an area that\u2019s meant for restorative thinking, which I think is really important for getting work done.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/art-genius\u0022\u003ERead more about the idea to bring Einstein to Atlanta.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Statue of Physicist and Nobel Laureate Unveiled on Homecoming"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA 3,000-pound sculpture of renowned physicist and Nobel laureate Albert Einstein has been officially unveiled on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u0026nbsp; It sits at one of the busiest corridors \u0026shy;\u2013 the northwest corner of Tech Green near the Bunger-Henry Building.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New statue of Albert Einstein sits near the northwest corner of Tech Green."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2015-10-23 18:19:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:51","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/art-genius","title":"The Art of Genius"},{"url":"http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the Arts"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"144131","name":"Albert Einstein"},{"id":"3798","name":"arts"},{"id":"960","name":"physics"},{"id":"169285","name":"statue"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELaura Diamond \u003Cbr \/\u003ENational Media Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}