60 years ago today

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by Ether

Quiz: What was Einstein's last significant contribution to modern physics?

No Googling please...

He helped to describe a theoretical atomic bomb in early WWII, probably around 1941. I think that he also had some key contributions to the Manhattan project through 1945 as well.

I'm sure he did more after WWII though.

[Richard Wallace]

No googling.

But I did search CD to find this old post of mine circa 2005, which mentions a book by Anthony Zee titled "An Old Man's Toy".

Gravity. It's not just a good idea, it's the law.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

No googling.

But I did search CD to find this old post of mine circa 2005, which mentions a book by Anthony Zee titled "An Old Man's Toy".

Ah. Brings back very pleasant memories from years gone by: sitting in the minivan in the late summer and early fall under a shade tree with all the windows, both sliding doors, and the tailgate open, reading Walter Isaacson's Einstein: His Life and Universe ... while my golden retriever keeps a lookout to alert me when my daughter is dismissed from her music/drama class. It doesn't get any better than that.