  In previous works we have considered various aspects of the reception of the
theories of Albert Einstein in our country. In particular, we discussed the
impact of his visit to Argentina in 1925, and the precise content of the
conferences and scientific publications that Einstein communicated while he was
here. We have also discussed, critically, different documents on topics related
to the theory of relativity published in the country during the first decades
of the last century, in which the technical level was extremely varied.
Finally, we have dealt with a forgotten document, which Einstein prepared for
his visit but, once in the country, thought it convenient not to communicate.
In the present work, which is part of that same line of research, we propose to
consider the scientific, cultural and pedagogical career of Enrique Loedel
Palumbo (1901-1962), who was one of the main local actors during Einstein's
visit to Argentina. He was also one of the founders of the research on
relativity issues in the Rio de la Plata. In addition to his strictly
scientific interests, Loedel Palumbo took seriously the pedagogy of science and
became interested in philosophical, cultural and artistic problems of his time.
