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I'm getting tired of this "Einstein also failed a test in university" meme (usually suggesting in was in physics or math). From what I remember from a biograph
by lazyant 17y ago
I'm getting tired of this "Einstein also failed a test in university" meme (usually suggesting in was in physics or math).
From what I remember from a biography he always did excellent in physics and math, and in that famous entrance exam (that I think he took a year earlier than usual) he only failed in French, which he didn't care much for.
- jgrahamc 17y agoDid I claim that? It's entirely factual to say that he didn't get into ETH Zurich, had a hard time getting a research job and did his best work while employed by the patent office.
- lazyant 17y agoNote that I agree with the general thesis of your article. While you posted a fact (the failed admission test), that fact is a cherry-picked outlier that gives the opposite impression of Einsteins actual academic achievements (especially more so if you omit the rest of the circumstances). It's like saying the fact that I won my Physics School chess championship in 1996 and leaving it there (true) without mentioning that I'm actually a mediocre player that won because many of my opponents didn't show up. My rant was more general; I'd swear I've seen in a couple of movies the "Einstein flunked a physics test".