Einstein's theory of infidelity
The Independent: Albert Einstein has been revealed as a charismatic flirt and philanderer who liked to describe his extramarital affairs to his second wife and stepdaughter.
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FED UP WITH RELATIVITY IN 1921?
Einstein's affairs don't matter. The following quotation is more important:
"In 1921, he [Einstein]wrote a postcard to her about the nature of scientific discovery, saying: "Soon I'll be fed up with the [theory of] relativity Elsa."
Fed up with relativity in 1921? One would rather expect him to start developing it enthusiastically in that period. Did he suspect relativity of being wrong? His second postulate - the speed of light is independent of the speed of the light source - had been found to be false perhaps? See more in the NATURE newsblog Testing Times for Einstein's Theory
Pentcho Valev
Posted by: Pentcho Valev | August 4, 2006 6:09 AM