5/14/2023 0 Comments Einstein it's all relative![]() ![]() It is a melancholy truth that these particular memes will most likely be circulating on the internet until the last router rusts away to nothingness. This is my eclectic list of five things that Einstein did NOT say, and yet seem to be quoted and requoted again and again, especially in an educational context. To spare both our own blushes and those of our unsuspecting audience, it’s a good idea to check whether the Great Person actually said what they are reputed to have said.įor one reason and another, the life, career and reputation of Albert Einstein makes him an especially tempting target for spurious attributions. While it may be well-nigh irresistible to wrap ourselves in the borrowed robes of literary or scientific genius, the temptation is fraught with dangers. We have all done it, haven’t we? Each and every one of us has, at some point, appropriated (or misappropriated) a quotation from a great thinker or writer to lend a spurious profundity to our own footling little thoughts. ![]()
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