Re: Was Einstein an 'Irrational Plagiarist'?

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From: JanPB
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:57

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Juan R. wrote:
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> I see no problem with recognizing contributions each one did. I see
> problems with public image of Eintein as doing he alone the theory
> which is of course not true as any historian or even physicists will
> agree: Lorentz and Poincare are cited in relativity textbooks. They are
> no so cited in books for public.

There are lots of junk books out there, not just in pop physics. Media
always desperately try to create "heroes" for public consumption
because it pays. That so many people around here believe physicists
actually subscribe to those silly ideas ("Einstein=God" and similar
nonsense) only proves the "it pays" point.

--
Jan Bielawski

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