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Loren Booda
Jun5-04, 02:01 AM
Which year saw the greatest contribution to physics by any individual?
EL
Jun5-04, 02:03 AM
1666.
But GR is the greatest.
Gza
Jun5-04, 03:09 AM
I'd have to go with 1666. Comparing the intellectual climate of both eras, Newton had a much tougher trail to blaze, due to his lack of fellow researchers, as well as the fact that he didn't even have the mathematical tools in place to formulate his theories. Not that einstein picked SR off the shelf or anything, but he did have a significant supporting cast.
EL
Jun5-04, 04:45 AM
But the question is about Newton or SR...
TeV
Jun5-04, 05:55 AM
To throw in another question ^
Loren Booda
Jun18-04, 12:27 AM
Which of those years more underlies today's physics overall?
Gza
Jun18-04, 04:08 AM
Theoretical physics really had it's roots with Newton, so i'd say 1666.