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Probably easier to list number of times Einstein was wrong (it's not even a half dozen). I hope I live long enough to see then use the moon for lensing or put
by ck2 7y ago
Probably easier to list number of times Einstein was wrong (it's not even a half dozen).
I hope I live long enough to see then use the moon for lensing or put radio/telescopes on the far side.
- GuB-42 7y agoIronically, one of these times is when he doubted the existence of black holes. Yes, it means the article could have been subtitled "proves Einstein wrong". To be clear, while general relativity predicted the existence of black holes, Einstein initially thought that they wouldn't be able to form in reality. [1] [1] https://www.jstor.org/stable/1968902 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1968902
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoThat's because he didn't publish until he was sure he was right. He said that 99 times out of a hundred, he was wrong.