With your expertise, I know you're right. Einstein gets quoted for many things, but most scientists get ignored. Probably the one who gets quoted much is Oppenheimer after witnessing the first nuclear explosion: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." (Citing the Bhagavad-Gita). But then, if you're the father of the atom bomb, people tend to listen to you. Yogi Berra gets misquoted a lot, e.g., "It ain't over till the fat lady sings." ["That's one of those things that I said that I never said."]
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Date: 2019-10-20 01:49 pm (UTC)