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A short history of nearly everythingAbove all, the special theory showed that the speed of light was constant and supreme. Nothing could overtake it. It brought light (no pun intended, exactly) to the very heart of our understanding of the nature of the universe. Not incidentally, it also solved the problem of the luminiferous ether by making it clear that it didnБЂ™t exist. Einstein gave us a universe that didnБЂ™t need it. Physicists as a rule are not overattentive to the pronouncements of Swiss patent office clerks, and so, despite the abundance of useful tidings, EinsteinБЂ™s papers attracted little notice. Having just solved several of the deepest mysteries of the universe, Einstein applied for a job as a university lecturer and was rejected, and then as a high school teacher and was rejected there as well. So he went back to his job as an examiner third class, but of course he kept thinking. He hadnБЂ™t even come close to finishing yet. When the poet Paul Valц©ry once asked Einstein if he kept a notebook to record his ideas, Einstein looked at him with mild but genuine surprise ...» |
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