A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve: Studia Historica 6. (Szeged, 2003)

András LENGYEL – András LENGYEL, jr.: Polányi Mihály levelei Orowan Egonhoz

January, 1936. Dear Orowan, I will talk over your case once more with Professor Namier and Professor Bragg. I do not think anybody wishes you to take up a position which is manifestly inappropriate. It will take about eight or ten days before I can give you any impression of the results to which my conversation with Namier and Bragg will lead, but I am quite certain that they will both consider the situation as being profoundly different from what they assumed it to be. Yours very sincerely, M Polanyi Dr. E. Orowan, Lenke-ter 5, Budapest. Typewritten letter with autograph signature. Printed text on the notepaper Qeft): Telephone: Andwick 2681. / Professor M. Polanyi, (right): The Victoria / University of Manchester / Department of Chemistry. Professor Namier. about him see the comment to letter 2. — Professor Bragg: about him see the comment to letter 2. [8.] February, 1936. Dear Orowan, I have talked over your case once more with Bragg and Namier. Bragg has in no way withdrawn his support, but I failed to convince Namier that you must necessarily refuse the opening in the U.S.S.R. The opinion here prevails that if there is any chance for anybody to get a position which would provide him with the means of existence he should accept such a position whatever disadvantages it might involve. The really desperate situation which will arise by the end of this year to a large number of scientists who hitherto have been supported by private funds in England and have been notified some time ago that these payments will be discontinued has created a new atmosphere here. The relief bodies are convinced now that they can do nothing but relieve distress and they will do nothing if they are not certain that distress can be averted by any other means. I am unable to