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Even Einstein I would not say didn't have formal training. He had been in and around academia for most of his life. He was obviously far ahead of the curve, but
by zwaps 7y ago
Even Einstein I would not say didn't have formal training. He had been in and around academia for most of his life. He was obviously far ahead of the curve, but he did accumulate the formal training. His stint in a regular job was more of an anomaly than his affinity to academia and physics.
- jorblumesea 7y agoRight, even Einstein had some serious academic training and mathematical chops. But I would argue that he was a bit of a wild card, because he was unable to secure a teaching positions and looked very mediocre from an academic perspective. But fair point, even the geniuses had formal training and instruction.