1922年秋,著名的德国物理学家,相对论的建立者爱因斯坦应日本兴趣出版社改造社邀请到日本讲学和访问。爱因斯坦携妻子爱尔莎(ElBa)10月从柏林乘船出发,于第二年(1923年)3月上旬返回。访日旅行历时5个月之久,除日本外,途经印度、东南亚、中国、以色列、西班牙等。他在旅途中曾两次路过上海,在上海停留的短暂日子里,宣传了关于相对论的科学思想,目 The autumn of 1922, the famous German physicist, founder of relativity theory Einstein invited by the Japanese interest publishing house to Japan invited to lecture and visit. Einstein, with his wife ElBa, departed from Berlin in October and returned early in the second year (1923) in early March. Travel to Japan lasted 5 months, except Japan, through India, Southeast Asia, China, Israel, Spain and so on. He had twice passed by during his trip to Shanghai, and in his brief stay in Shanghai, he promoted the scientific thinking on relativity.