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Re:What were Einstein and Gödel talking about? (2005) by drewrv on Thursday October 13, 2016 @01:39PM (#12702560)
> “the exaggerated esteem in which my lifework is held makes me very ill at ease. I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindler.”

Sounds to me like Einstein suffered from a bit of imposter syndrome.

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Re:What were Einstein and Gödel talking about? (2005) by powertower on Thursday October 13, 2016 @06:24PM (#12704621)
Most of his work was the product of other physicists work being brought together and slightly modified.
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Re:What were Einstein and Gödel talking about? (2005) by justinhj on Thursday October 13, 2016 @08:40PM (#12705395)
Even when you put it like that it doesn't sound trivial
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Re:What were Einstein and Gödel talking about? (2005) by effie on Friday October 14, 2016 @08:03AM (#12707519)
What do you mean, "Most of his work"? Most of his work on special relativity or most of all his work?
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