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Some Ideas are More Sexy Than Others

The headline read “GM riles Hebrew University over use of Einstein image” and detailed the lawsuit filed by Hebrew University against General Motors. Apparently, GM used a doctored image of a muscle-bound Albert Einstein to promote the sale of their GMC Terrain SUV, which apparently had an Einstein-like wealth of ideas embodied in its design. The entire article appeared in USA Today and can be seen here: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/05/gm-riles-hebrew-university-over-use-of-einstein-image/1?csp=usat.me if the link is still active. The included picture is shown above.

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Amazing Results – How was it possible?

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Q: How did Albert make all those discoveries!? A: Thank you for contacting me. I have always felt that imagination is more important than knowledge. All of my discoveries were made through hours of sitting in my office and imagining how and why things are, and then using mathematics to confirm my imaginations and prove to other scientists that Read the rest…