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Einstein didn't finish high school- I suppose we should ignore his contribution to physics.

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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ORIGINAL: ClassIsInSession

Einstein didn't finish high school- I suppose we should ignore his contribution to physics.

A myth, not even really a partial truth.

In late summer 1895, at the age of sixteen, Einstein sat the entrance examinations for the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich (later the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule). He failed to reach the required standard in several subjects, but obtained exceptional grades in physics and mathematics.[20] On the advice of the Principal of the Polytechnic, he attended the Aargau Cantonal School in Aarau, Switzerland, in 1895-96 to complete his secondary schooling. In September 1896, he passed the Swiss Matura with mostly good grades (including a top grade of 6 in physics and mathematical subjects, on a scale of 1-6),[23] and, though only seventeen, enrolled in the four-year mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the ETH Zurich. In 1900, Einstein was awarded the Zurich Polytechnic teaching diploma. On 30 April 1905, Einstein completed his thesis, with Alfred Kleiner, Professor of Experimental Physics, serving as pro-forma advisor. Einstein was awarded a PhD by the University of Zurich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#Early_life_and_education

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ORIGINAL: Musicmystery

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ORIGINAL: ClassIsInSession

Einstein didn't finish high school- I suppose we should ignore his contribution to physics.

A myth, not even really a partial truth.

In late summer 1895, at the age of sixteen, Einstein sat the entrance examinations for the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich (later the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule). He failed to reach the required standard in several subjects, but obtained exceptional grades in physics and mathematics.[20] On the advice of the Principal of the Polytechnic, he attended the Aargau Cantonal School in Aarau, Switzerland, in 1895-96 to complete his secondary schooling. In September 1896, he passed the Swiss Matura with mostly good grades (including a top grade of 6 in physics and mathematical subjects, on a scale of 1-6),[23] and, though only seventeen, enrolled in the four-year mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the ETH Zurich. In 1900, Einstein was awarded the Zurich Polytechnic teaching diploma. On 30 April 1905, Einstein completed his thesis, with Alfred Kleiner, Professor of Experimental Physics, serving as pro-forma advisor. Einstein was awarded a PhD by the University of Zurich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#Early_life_and_education

Let us not permit immaterial facts stand in the way of reason. Discrimination takes many forms. Even liberals can have a superiority complex. Logic is not concerned with facts. It is concerned with validity.

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I doubt that he'll let it bother him any.

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validityis a ncessary and sufficient condition of fact.

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Kirk: Mr. Spock, have you accounted for the variable mass of whales and water in your time re-entry program?

Spock: Mr. Scott cannot give me exact figures, Admiral, so... I will make a guess.

Kirk: A guess? You, Spock? That's extraordinary.

Spock: (to Dr. McCoy) I don't think he understands.

McCoy: No, Spock. He means that he feels safer about your guesses than most other people's facts.

Spock: Then you're saying,

(pause)

Spock: It is a compliment?

McCoy: It is.

Spock: Ah. Then, I will try to make the best guess I can.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092007/quotes

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Plus the fact that Einstein has been proven considerably right, and Friedman considerably wrong.

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Plus the fact that Einstein has been proven considerably right, and Friedman considerably wrong.

Are you saying that Kinky was incorrect, and they are still making jews like Jesus even now?