Word: einsteins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...ancient Egyptian symbol for infinity was a serpent holding his tall in his mouth. It now transpires that the Egyptians had a much better symbol than ours of to-day, which is the complicated and arbitrary figure 8 inverted. For Einstein, and a colleague who comes forth as a second enemy of common sense, Dr. Weyl, have reached the conclusion that infinity is nothing more than a serpent with his tall in his mouth-merely an infinite circle...
This idea is quite logical in the light of what we have heard from Einstein in former years. He has proved that light may come to us in a curved line. In a photograph of the sun taken during a recent eclipse, six stars were shown to be out of their ordinary places, and the explanation is (according to the theory) that the sun exerts an attraction to the light ray as it comes from the distant star, thus bending the ray, and distorting our visual conception of the universe. Thus it may be proved that no stars are where...
...worthy of note", Mr. Lythgoe continued, "that the same procedure ensued relative to electricity, radium, and the Einstein Theory. Twenty years ago electric belts, electric inner soles for shoes, and electric batteries were quite commonly used for the mitigation of real and imaginary diseases, while twenty years after, we accomplished better results with electric coffee pots, electric washing machines, etc. The vitamines are so constituted that they can and are being sold at high prices to the credulous, to mitigate most imaginary evils...
...corrupt influences and mould public opinion, it must change its methods. It might even do well to emulate the style of Mr. Brisbane, who is unfortunately hiring the country's best editorial ability to serve its worst interests. The political logic of a large city may be, like Einstein's theory, "past all human understanding". But it is within the power of the sincere journalist to make it something comprehensible, and to guide it properly...
Whatever be the outcome of the present discussion in regard to relativity Professor Einstein is a man who will always be respected both for his discoveries in mathematics and physics, and his conduct during the World...