Roughton, Norfolk, a village and parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson MP offered Einstein a refuge in Norfolk before he travelled to the USA.
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In September 1933, Albert Einstein was brought to live in a small hut on Roughton Heath after fleeing Nazi Germany.
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Einstein’s visit inspired several works, including Mark Burgess’s radio play Einstein in Cromer, Philip Glass’s opera Einstein on the Beach, and a song of the same name by Counting Crows.