Re: Einstein, the father of this group

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:44:33 -0500, Joe Fischer <efischer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> And he was the father of many aspects of modern physics

LOL

> In 1905 he wrote that c could not be attained by massive objects,
> 100 years and Billions of dollars later, that is still true.

And before him Lorentz & Poincare' wrote the very same thing...

> He raised the age old principle of relativity to a broad, useful
> discipline.

LOL...

> In 1907 and 1911, he experienced a rewarding serendipity about
> gravity.
>
> In 1915 he formalized gravity theory and shaped physics concepts
> to last for at least 100 years.

And he was in a dead heat with Hilbert. Hilbert was the better
mathematican (as was Poincare').

> By the time he was 25 he had explained the photoelectric effect,
> Brownian Motion, latent heat of vaporization and fusion, specific
> heat, and molecular dimensions.
>
> By the age of 27, he had become a peer of many of the greats
> in all branches of science, helping with the birth of quantum
> knowledge.
>
> The greatest tribute to him is the number of people who try to
> outdo him.
>
> Even those who would demean him elevate his stature.

Objectively, he would not be in the top ten list of the world's
greatest scientist of all time...

Paul Stowe
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