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Einstein’s Folklore

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Albert Einstein, the physicist behind the Theory of General Relativity and other crucial theoretical advances of the 20th century, is often considered one of the greatest scientists of all time.  But did you know that he also liked folklore? At least, he did according to some commentators.  A direct quotation, often attributed to Einstein, runs: …