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When Einstein proposed General Relativity it could be tested by nothing more complex than a camera. If anyone comes up with a theory of physics to explain furth

When Einstein proposed General Relativity it could be tested by nothing more complex than a camera. If anyone comes up with a theory of physics to explain further what we observe about the world the test usually entails a multi trillion dollar machine, a team of thousands of scientists and decades of engineering to bring about a test. Usually these things require novel engineering and for environments where we have no experience. Just look at the JWST. Even then the theories being tested by the JWST are predictions traceable to Einstein. I think we need a better "standard candle" than Einstein to go by. We have plenty of very clever people working on hard problems and coming up with clever solutions. Einstein also wasn't infallible. He's treated like a singular genius that erred in no thing. Einstein rejected Plate Tectonics just to name one scientific area where he managed to blunder badly.

Iwan-Zotow 5y ago
> plenty of very clever people working on hard problems and coming up with clever solutions this is not what this all talk is about Einstein is an (prime) example of conceptualist - man, who introduced revolutionary concept into our understanding of the world. There are a lot of Nobel laureates who are (hard) problem solvers. But in physics looks like we truly need a conceptualist, new Einstein so to speak
- mhh__ 5y ago
  Nearly all physicists are conceptualists though. Fundamental physics pretty much relies upon an aggressive pursuit of information density rather than the classification of evidence. Theoretically at least.
  - Iwan-Zotow 5y ago
    Still, there are conceptualists and there are problems solvers. E.g. Bohr and Bohr. While father was conceptualist, son was clearly problem solver. Both got nobel prize
- Beltiras 5y ago
  Those only come about every several generations. Many of them needed the entire thinking population of humans in the meantime to package up ideas in a different way so they could bring about their flash of insight.

Iwan-Zotow 5y ago

> plenty of very clever people working on hard problems and coming up with clever solutions this is not what this all talk is about Einstein is an (prime) example of conceptualist - man, who introduced revolutionary concept into our understanding of the world. There are a lot of Nobel laureates who are (hard) problem solvers. But in physics looks like we truly need a conceptualist, new Einstein so to speak

mhh__ 5y ago
Nearly all physicists are conceptualists though. Fundamental physics pretty much relies upon an aggressive pursuit of information density rather than the classification of evidence. Theoretically at least.
- Iwan-Zotow 5y ago
  Still, there are conceptualists and there are problems solvers. E.g. Bohr and Bohr. While father was conceptualist, son was clearly problem solver. Both got nobel prize
Beltiras 5y ago
Those only come about every several generations. Many of them needed the entire thinking population of humans in the meantime to package up ideas in a different way so they could bring about their flash of insight.