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Re: Lessons from Einstein

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Post by jpdoctor » Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 6:07 PM UTC

cft wrote: post #6

jpdoctor wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even worse when the quotes are misattributed, eg the "insanity" quote is Rita Mae Brown, and she was paraphrasing Narcotics Anonymous. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results." [Rita Mae] Brown did include this quote in her book Sudden Death (Bantam Books, New York, 1983), p. 68, but it appears she was just paraphrasing a quote that had already been written elsewhere. The…

As some who co-founded quantum mechanics, Einstein would never have said such a stupid thing. You expect to get different results from doing the same measurement in the same quantum mechanical system, that's the basis of it.

> You expect to get different results from doing the same measurement in the same quantum mechanical system, that's the basis of it.

As it turns out, AE had a problem with that particular point. Hence his "[God] does not play dice" quote.

Re: Lessons from Einstein

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Post by gruseom » Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 7:12 PM UTC

jpdoctor wrote: post #4

davidcollantes wrote: post #2

Original article at: http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/03/10-amazing-lessons-albe... I hate when people does this. That is, polluting the net. They truly suck.

Even worse when the quotes are misattributed, eg the "insanity" quote is Rita Mae Brown, and she was paraphrasing Narcotics Anonymous. "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results." [Rita Mae] Brown did include this quote in her book Sudden Death (Bantam Books, New York, 1983), p. 68, but it appears she was just paraphrasing a quote that had already been written elsewhere. The…

Bravo! Do this more :)

Incidentally, Sudden Death is a tennis murder mystery - how many of those are there? Rita Mae Brown was Martina Navratilova's partner for a few years. And she's actually pretty cool: http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1723482,00.html. "I'll go to my grave knowing I didn't back down."

Re: Lessons from Einstein

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Post by gruseom » Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 7:15 PM UTC

Exercise for the reader. Which of these quotes are bogus and which did Einstein really say? There is at least one in each category. Somebody save me from tracking all the rest down... I have work to do!

Re: Lessons from Einstein

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Post by gruseom » Sat, Mar 17, 2012, 7:23 PM UTC

Since Coelho is essentially stealing this content and, worse, has such bad taste in what he steals, I think it's fair to recall this amusing specimen of acidic British wit:

"Everyone has something interesting to say," Coelho said at one point, clearly showing that he's never had a conversation with one of his fans.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/dec/10/startups-in...