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Are we talking about Einstein? If I remember correctly, according to Walter Isaacson, Einstein managed to get so many good papers out not despite, but because h
by huijzer 2y ago
Are we talking about Einstein? If I remember correctly, according to Walter Isaacson, Einstein managed to get so many good papers out not despite, but because he was not working for an university. It gave him more freedom to reject existing ideas. Also the years I can find on Wikipedia do not seem to support your claim. He started as a clerk in 1903, and had his miracle year and submitted his PhD dissertation in 1905.
- BeetleB 2y agoFrom what I've read, he explicitly sought a position that would give him time to work on his physics ideas. Whether he would or not would have achieved the same working for a university is merely his opinion. In particular, it was not the case that he was working for one, and found it to be incompatible with his research vision, and left academia to become a patent clerk. He began his work on the PhD prior to 1903.