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On 4/13/2022 4:28 PM, Codi Hisamatsu wrote:
> whodat wrote:
> 
>>>> Goes for all fields requiring competence. So even Beethoven had a
>>>> teacher (Antonio Salieri among others) and Scott Joplin studied Bach.
>>>
>>> except Einstine, having none of the above. Now go find a wive and make
>>> children.
>>
>> Nonsense. Einstein had the full university experience complete through a
>> Doctorate program.
> 
> You are the first one I hear to say Einstine had a "full" 3 years PhD
> university program. I thought that "doctorate" was honorific.

According to the "Einstein Encyclopedia" published by his estate on page
30 it states, "University of Zurich (doctoral work) fall 1900-summer
1905 doctorate conferred, January 1906. Subsequently at the University
of Bern he completed a post doctoral thesis required to demonstrate he
could teach at the university level and conduct independent high level
research and he was required (true in many European countries) to
provide an "inaugural lecture" as part of his proof.

If you look at his life history you will discover that he had a lot of
balls in the air during almost every stage of his life so it took a
little longer for him to complete his formal education. But job offers
were frequent once he completed his education.

Personally I see Einstein as neither saint or sinner, but he achieved
what is known today as historical fact and deserves credit for all he
achieved.

If you are interested the book mentioned above is sometimes available
inexpensively, but you probably have to keep looking. I got lucky.

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Re: Question [SR] Codi Hisamatsu <sgwy@phawcecb.um> - 2022-04-13 20:14 +0000
  Re: Question [SR] whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-04-13 16:23 -0500
    Re: Question [SR] Codi Hisamatsu <sgwy@phawcecb.um> - 2022-04-13 21:28 +0000
      Re: Question [SR] whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2022-04-13 22:46 -0500
        Re: Question [SR] The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-04-13 22:43 -0700
          Re: Question [SR] The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-04-13 22:48 -0700
        Re: Question [SR] Jessi Takeuchi <wwul@jqqqiqup.pj> - 2022-04-14 09:53 +0000
          Re: Question [SR] The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-04-14 08:46 -0700

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