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To: aquila48

The assertions in your post completely misrepresent the results of special relativity. Other than that it’s fine. Of course, history is on your side. The complete and utter failure of that expensive and misguided effort by the Americans to build a nuclear bomb in the deserts of New Mexico during the Second World War put paid to this relativity nonsense once and for all. Einstein died penniless, friendless and alone in New York shortly afterwards, regarded as one of the greatest frauds in history.


35 posted on 11/03/2015 3:59:55 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Men need a reason to shop. Women need a place.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

“The complete and utter failure of that expensive and misguided effort by the Americans to build a nuclear bomb in the deserts of New Mexico during the Second World War put paid to this relativity nonsense once and for all. Einstein died penniless, friendless and alone in New York shortly afterwards, regarded as one of the greatest frauds in history.”

I’m going to ignore the smarminess, and simply point out that when it comes to nuclear reactions, the theory of relativity plays absolutely no part. The subatomic is the realm of Quantum Mechanics.

BTW, I’m a Nuclear Engineer and worked many years with the GE nuclear division designing reactors, so I know a little bit about nuclear reactions.


68 posted on 11/03/2015 7:19:49 PM PST by aquila48
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