Weelll ... the world population in 1911 was approx. 1,8 billion people, growing fourfold since then. One would expect some extra talents to emerge from the extr

Weelll ... the world population in 1911 was approx. 1,8 billion people, growing fourfold since then. One would expect some extra talents to emerge from the extra population. Also, an average Earthling is now much richer than before. A random Korean or Turk of 1911 had much smaller chance to study physics, much less money to even buy a ticket to travel to the Solvay Conference. Both is now easier and cheaper. On the downside, there is a lot more prestigious and well paying jobs today. Instead of tackling physics, best minds of today may be sitting in Facebook, trying to discover yet more ingenious ways to push ads on the rest of us.