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		cmogni1 on Oct 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 Nobels are not awarded posthumously, and he died in WWI. On that subject, “Einstein’s War” is an interesting read on the interplay between WWI and the development of general relativity.

coldcode on Oct 6, 2020 [–]

What a supreme loss to physics.

nappy-doo on Oct 6, 2020 | [–]

One could say, "his absence left a black hole?"

I'll see myself out.

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