| Topic: |
Science > Physics |
| User: |
"Sam Wormley" |
| Date: |
01 Sep 2005 09:11:42 AM |
| Object: |
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Poincar=E9_=26_Einstein?= |
Poincaré & Einstein
Ref: "EINSTEIN 1905", John S. Rigden, Harvard University Press (2005)
In his 1902 book "La Science et l'Hypothèse", the mathematical
physicist Henri Poincaré identified three fundamental yet
unresolved problems. One problem concerned the mysterious way
ultraviolet light ejects electrons from the surface of a metal;
the second problem was the zig-zagging perpetual motion of
pollen particles suspended in a liquid; the third problem was
the failure of experiments to detect Earth's motion through
the aether.
In 1904, Einstein read Poincaré's book. He had also been
thinking about these problems. independently of Poincaré. For
Einstein, they were clearly part of God's thoughts. One year
later, in 1905, he solved all three.
.
|
|
| User: "" |
|
| Title: =?iso-8859-1?q?Re:_Poincar=E9_&_Einstein?= |
01 Sep 2005 09:38:24 AM |
|
|
Also, Poincare was almost driven mad by being one of the first general
systems thinkers, having all that knowledge boil around in his head,
whereas a "normal" person has such simple thoughts they are accepted by
society and given jobs as bank tellers and such. Pirsig in Zen and the
Art of Motorcycle Maintenance notes this effect, for both himself and
Poincare. But then, as everything melds into the Global Brain, there
will be places for such people, preventing ossification of the whole.
.
|
|
|
|
|
Related Articles |
|
|
