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Note the expression "-background- in Mathematics". While Einstein -later- graduated from SFP, please realize that that Einstein had problems in School... "Wild Duck" comes to mind, but the end result was that he then later -Taught Himself- Calculus and -then- Boot strapped himself into his future career. I still stand on the point. BTW, Benet had a degree or two, as well... As does Vixie, now .... and Stallman. But the Wild Ducks often "catch a wave" before age 33... and may or may not have time for niceties. Degrees often seem to come later....post mortem, when they have more time, get a little older, and things settle down. And, more often than not, are awarded honorary degrees for the result of their work while riding the wave. Like I said -lead- the pack. <LURK> Is the above meta tag broken, or what ? Robert Beverly wrote: > > On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 11:17:11AM -0500, Richard Irving wrote: > > Einstein wouldn't have made it anywhere, without his > > background in Mathematics that he got from a Prominent Ivy League... > > > > Oh...... Shoot, did it again. > > > > Have you ever heard the expression "Flat World Thinking" ? > > > > Einstein was a Hero to many a Kid, -because- he was self taught. > > Einstein graduated from the prestigious Swiss Federal Polytechnic > college in Zurich. His work on relativity was done afterward, at > the Swiss Patent office, while folks at Harvard were still searching > the Ether. > > A college degree is certainly not a prerequisite for intelligence, but > can often provide inspiration, even if that takes the form of a > dissatisfaction with the prevailing thinking. > > Cheers, > > rob
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