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Robert Beverly rbeverly at rbeverly.net
Fri May 24 16:32:09 UTC 2002


On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 11:17:11AM -0500, Richard Irving wrote:
> Einstein wouldn't have made it anywhere, without his
> background in Mathematics that he got from a Prominent Ivy League...
> 
>  Oh...... Shoot, did it again.
>
> Have you ever heard the expression "Flat World Thinking" ?
> 
> Einstein was a Hero to many a Kid, -because- he was self taught.

Einstein graduated from the prestigious Swiss Federal Polytechnic
college in Zurich.  His work on relativity was done afterward, at
the Swiss Patent office, while folks at Harvard were still searching
the Ether.

A college degree is certainly not a prerequisite for intelligence, but
can often provide inspiration, even if that takes the form of a 
dissatisfaction with the prevailing thinking.

Cheers,

rob



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