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To: Brilliant

Only in retrospect. They did not understand atoms at the time.

Granted...he was a man of his time. Just imagine if he'd devoted his later life to real science, though.

9 posted on 12/24/2008 12:14:17 PM PST by GL of Sector 2814

To: GL of Sector 2814

Yes, but we’ve got plenty of scientists today who have never devoted themselves to real science.

10 posted on 12/24/2008 12:16:22 PM PST by Brilliant

To: GL of Sector 2814; Brilliant

Granted...he was a man of his time. Just imagine if he'd devoted his later life to real science, though.

Why do moderns demand so much from geniuses of the past?

16 posted on 12/24/2008 12:59:53 PM PST by stripes1776 ("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)

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