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From: Physfitfreak <Physfitfreak@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Gravitational time dilation HOAX along the years
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 02:20:53 -0600
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On 12/21/2024 4:01 AM, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> It used to be said "at one point only three people
>> in the world understood Relativity Theory, ...."
>>
>> Now, one of them's usually assumed to be Einstein.
> 
> Don't be silly, it was a joke. In full, something like:
> 
> Journalist: Professor Eddington, is it true that there are only three
> people in the world who understand relativity?
> Eddington: Hesitates, does'n answer.
> Journalist: Why are you hesitating?
> Eddington: Not hesitating, I was just thinking who might be the third.
> 
> Jan


No, it was a little more involved. There were no "journalist". It was 
another physicist who in a scientific gathering where Eddington was 
present had claimed only three persons in the world understood 
relativity (in his mind implying himself and Einstein and Eddington), 
and then tells Eddington he should know who the third one is. When 
Eddington did not answer, he told Eddington, "Don't be shy, tell us who 
the third one is."

To which, Eddington had responded, "Oh, no, I was just wondering who the 
third one might be," thus kicking the other physicist out of the 
supposed "three".



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