@CTZN5 @paulbaumgart @AlbertEinstein @RichardFeynman Yep. Fox vs. hedgehog.
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@m0veablebeast@paulbaumgart Relativity WAS huge though—evidenced by how long it was rejected wholesale. No Feynman works were so contested3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@m0veablebeast He might well win on that metric, just as Maxwell might win on the earlier one@paulbaumgart & I discussed. Hard to estimate…2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CTZN5@paulbaumgart Relativity also fundamentally altered our understanding of space & time. Mind-blowing/reality-altering. RF not so much.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@m0veablebeast Idk about that. Both Einstein and Feynman picked out Maxwell as singularly impactful:@paulbaumgartpic.twitter.com/YokyuUM1Do
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@m0veablebeast Also notable: Maxwell's equations were rejiggered two decades later by Oliver Heavyside, and rejiggered WORSE…@paulbaumgart1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@m0veablebeast and for some dumb fucking reason taught that way forever, still called Maxwell's equations, often even today.@paulbaumgart3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@CTZN5@paulbaumgart Maxwell more like "inside baseball" - Einstein and Feynman could appreciate significance, gen'l public not so much.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@m0veablebeast Right. So to sum up, here we have considered 3 different metrics for "best", and found 3 clear winners of each.@paulbaumgart1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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So, a game! Let's propose mathematical doppelgängers for our winners. I nominate a hero of mine, Paul Erdős, for the Feynman Prize in maths.
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