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...says a woman can't be Einstein?" was invaluably informative about the scientific research and sociological theories concerning women in math and science [March 7]. As a woman university student, I am continually saddened by the negative attitudes that persist in academia about women's aptitude in those fields. As suggested in your article, the educational system--not biology--is to blame for any discrepancy between the achievements of men and those of women. Given the right training and encouragement at an early age, women can, without a doubt, equal men in math, science and engineering--just as they have...
...Harvard University President Lawrence Summers' remarks, I was offended. Women are as intelligent as men, if not more so, even in areas such as math and science. Females are underestimated by society. If they are motivated and confident in their abilities, any one of them might be the next Einstein. Societal pressures keep women from succeeding in mathematical and scientific fields. Once we surmount the stereotypes, we will more than keep up with men in those fields...
...Albert Einstein Matthew Woll John Grier Hibben...
...Afonso Benaulim, India Peddling Nuclear Secrets You called Khan "the merchant of Menace" [Feb. 14] for his sale of nuclear technology, but it seems you forgot to mention many other "merchants of menace" since the development of nuclear weapons in the 1940s. The title should be conferred on Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer and President Harry Truman, who was responsible for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And don't forget the Americans who leaked nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, and the Israelis who developed their own nuclear weapons. The Americans, not Khan, should be at the top of that...
...bring together the various disciplines. You would hear what the scientist has to argue with the philosopher and the poet about the place of modern science against philosophy, against religion. These would be the places where the physicists have to think about Kant and Hegel, not just Einstein; where the social scientists consider what is a good society as well as polls and survey results; where a political scientist asks whether he can justify giving advice to tyrants as well as democrats...