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That's a very good article and puts the other contributors in context. The fact that there was so much discussion between the main players is underappreciated.
by TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
That's a very good article and puts the other contributors in context.
The fact that there was so much discussion between the main players is underappreciated.
I strongly suspect that today GR would be a multi-author paper.
- leephillips 5y agoAccepted practice for listing authors on scientific papers is always changing. In older papers you often have people listed in an acknowledgement who, today, would absolutely be on the author list.
- lupire 5y agoBecause in the past the scientist's career wasn't contingent on getting on the author list.