This month Princeton released the latest volume of Einstein’s papers, covering the period May 1925–June 1927, while Einstein was at the University of Berlin.
This is a very insightful look into Einstein's mind during this time. It also lays out the evolution of quantum physics through the eyes of Einstein. A good read.
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This is very interesting and sheds light on a critical point in the history of Modern Physics. It is interesting that Einstein and others didn't realize that the Heisenberg and Schrodinger formulations were equivalent. I am a physics Ph.D. who was educated in the late 70's and early 80's. I was taught the Schrodinger formulation of QM first and then the Heisenberg formulation when I had learned more mathematics.
Also it is interesting that Einstein thought he had found a "Theory of Everything" but then realized he had not because he could not predict the electron or proton masses. Fascinating stuff!
marmot84
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Some have postulated that had Hitler not gone after the Jews, he may have captured and held Europe and who knows what else. He chased off many intellectuals; he could have had close to or more than a million more soldiers as well. In another dimension - not likely.
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@creative51 I know. And he used the Jews as a scapegoat to reinforce his growth as the leader. Thus, anything one would postulate would need things to have fallen in a different manner, something highly unlikely to have happened.
As I understand it, Hitler gave priority to trains carrying Jews to their deaths over troop, munitions, etc., trains. That had to be a factor in his losing the war or at least prolonging it.
@dahermit yes he did. He chose to enact his most evil thoughts and often invoked religion so others would follow.
Interesting.
Shame to finish on the remarks to his wife, I’ve heard worse things said more recently and although not great, the advice to his wife was, ‘of its time’.
How amazing that all those great thinkers were around in the same era and corresponding
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