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Very well-reasoned, Bilbo! Yes, a fine comment on one of our best-loved sons, whom Einstein also called a "second Newton".
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04-01-2013, 04:09 PM | #11449 |
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Once I started to think about it a little more I began to realize that it probably was something Einstein said about another physicist, but my guess would have been Niels Bohr (probably because my father grew up in the same house).
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Some clues for the remaining questions:
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1. Is the person spoken of Sir Isaac Newton? I have no idea of the speaker though.
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04-01-2013, 05:27 PM | #11453 |
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8. is a line from the Dire Straights song of the same name, I think. No idea who it is about.
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5. Ronald Regan about Margaret Thatcher?
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This is a tricky one, as the "lady writer" isn't hugely famous. But famous enough to have visited New Zealand for a writers and readers festival, where I heard her speak. The next line of the song helps identify her. |
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1. Said about an artist? Guessing wildly: JMW Turner or John Constable?
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1. Somebody speaking about Shakespeare?
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