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How Einstein Ruined Physics: Motion, Symmetry, and Revolution in Science by [Schlafly, Roger]
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Einstein was the greatest public idol of the twentieth century. He became famous among the general public for being a great and humble genius, among intellectuals for discovering relativity, among philosophers for redefining the scientific revolution, and among physicists for his pursuit of a unified field theory. These are all great mistakes, and they have driven physics research into the study of alternative universes and other ideas that have no scientific foundation.
This book carefully dissects these myths. It explains the development of relativity in the context of an ancient struggle to understand motion and symmetry. It shows that Einstein's role has been exaggerated, and has been used to undermine science. Physics is no longer the science that all other sciences emulate.

About the Author

Roger Schlafly got his BSE degree from Princeton University in Electrical Engineering (Engineering Physics program), and his Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught at the University of Chicago and the University of California at Santa Cruz. He currently lives in Santa Cruz, California.

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  • Publisher: Dark Buzz (May 5, 2011)
  • Publication Date: May 5, 2011
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4.0 out of 5 starsThorough debunking of a popular myth
By Steve reviews stuff on January 3, 2014
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The story goes that an unknown young patent clerk appeared out of nowhere and revolutionized physics with a groundbreaking new theory. This book points out the fallacy of that statement in such complete detail that even an Einstein fan such as myself was forced to rethink things. The synopsis is that the key results commonly credited to Einstein actually were developed previously by Lorentz and Poincare (in regards to relativity), his contribution was some slightly different wording and a bit of circular logic, and in fact Einstein resisted the viewpoint of "modern" spacetime relativity theory that is now taught in textbooks.

Dr. Schlafly attacks the more general idea of the Kuhnian paradigm shift that has infected modern science, i.e., the idea that science proceeds in great leaps propelled by the occasional transcendent genius. Rather, several examples are provided where the true incremental nature of progress has been omitted from the history books.

Would have been 5 stars, but the writing is a bit dry and there are a (very) few off-topic political and religious comments out of the blue.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHow Schlafly Ruined the Myth
By Amazon Customer on June 13, 2011
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Wow. If you are an Einstein worshipper, or just someone who has the standard view of Einsteinian genius, prepare to have you hair blown back. Way back.

Roger Schafly demolishes the myth of Einstein as a lone genius, creating relativity theory all by himself. In fact, other famous scientists had put the theory together before him, in a much deeper and more comprehensive fashion. So how the heck does Einstein end up getting all the credit? Read the book and find out.

And although the author can, for sure, "do the math" (PhD, Math, Berkeley), those of you who perhaps struggled with algebra will be pleased to know that the book uses NO MATH! It is a miracle of explication (and for the record, I pretty much, as a rule, do not believe in miracles.)

Side benefits include a concise history of physics and fascinating discussions of the philosophy of science. The expert will find the book careful and accurate, and the novice will find it accessible. I would wager that virtually all will find it shocking.

This book will make you think about physics, history, biography and philosophy. Who could ask for anything more?
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Great Contrary View
By Michael Tague on December 15, 2013
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When I learned Special Relativity I had been surprised to see that everything in it is named after other people, but somehow the theory is attributed to Einstein. The author makes a good point that science is not well served with an at best over simplified view of how things really developed.
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4.0 out of 5 starsmakes his point about Einstein
By Walter R. Dolen on November 2, 2014
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The author makes great points against Einstein not inventing relativity. Einstein apparently took all his ideas from others, without giving them proper credit. The book needs editing to take out redundancy. The author repeats the same evidence too many times in too many of the chapters. It's well documented.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNice To Read What Most In Particle Physics All Know - Einstein Was A Fraud
By E. Baumgartner on July 10, 2012
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Excellent book. And the author's clear, crisp writing style makes for enjoyable reading.

Many (if not most) theoretical Physicists today know (privately) that Einstein was a fraud. It is rather common knowledge that Einstein stole ideas from other European Physicists who either preceded him or were his contemporaries. Thanks to the internet, scientific papers which Einstein "borrowed" are today widely available as PDF files, and many of these papers even being translated into multiple languages.

The problem is that, for whatever odd reason, it is highly unfashionable to bash Einstein, hence few if any scientists do so (at least publicly). For this reason, this book was refreshing to read.

Albert Einstein was actually a run-of-the-mill Physicist. I can easily think of twenty of his contemporaries who, sadly, get no accolades yet were far beyond Einstein in the ground breaking research they performed.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDisturbing book on relativity
By Chuck B on June 28, 2011
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This is a disturbing book. I expected this book to be a misguided rant based on the author's misunderstanding of relativity. I was surprised to find explanations of relativity that are clear and correct. It is not too surprising that the popular press exaggerates Einstein's genius, but this book proves that distinguished physicists, historians, and philosophers have actually misrepresented what Einstein did.

The information in this book has been available for decades, and it is hard to believe that professors are knowingly continuing to overstate Einstein's contributions. I am now convinced that the Einstein myth has had a negative influence on physics, and continues to do so.
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5.0 out of 5 starsYou don't have to be a physicist to enjoy this book...
By Ann on June 24, 2011
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..which challenges Einstein's larger than life image.

The public can often be wrong about a topic, and this book claims
that we have been misled about Einstein, relativity, and the history
of the physics of motion. There are a lot of books on this subject,
and I enjoyed getting an alternate view. The book also explains the
history of the motion of the Earth, going back to the ancient Greeks.
I knew that Poincare was a great genius and a founder of Chaos Theory,
but I didn't know that he was also a founder of relativity. The author
supplies quotes that show that Poincare was ahead of Einstein on
several important aspects of relativity.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsNo way.

Is Roger out of his mind.

Published 1 month ago by S. M. Smith
5.0 out of 5 starsRead and think about the physical reality and the ability to be a real...

Einstain was a man with a very simple talent, presenting himself as a genius who has the right to be freed from the humility and honesty. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Steppe Wolf
5.0 out of 5 starsThis is real courage

This book raises important questions and gives interesting, indisputable facts. Very clear argumentation.
The Author is very courageous to take up this subject. Read more

Published 18 months ago by ANDRE C. DASILVA
3.0 out of 5 starsGood Points

Many good points, but repeated ad nauseam.

Published 22 months ago by Paul Oksnee
2.0 out of 5 starsAuthor needs to go back to school

Some of the authors personal observations
The Big Bang starts as a peanut sized universe that rapidly inflates. Read more

Published on October 24, 2014 by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsEinstein Accepted the Credit, So I don't Feel Bad in Assigning the...

Roger has produced an excellent well researched analysis of the development of relativity. He questions whether Einstein deserves much credit. Read more

Published on April 22, 2014 by Ron
5.0 out of 5 starsWell I don't know about the counterarguments I see here...

But I now know there isn't anything that I've been assured to be "Einsteinian" that originally came from Einstein. So we need to stop calling him the father of relativity. Read more

Published on March 30, 2013 by William R. Krapek
5.0 out of 5 starsThe Einstein Myth needs a Paradigm Shift into the Trash Can

Roger Schlafly's book itemizes what has been an undercurrent for a long time, that Einstein is a fraud who
usurped credit from Lorentz and Poincare, the true originators of... Read more

Published on July 30, 2012 by Skeptic
5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb, candid history of relativity while explaining its key concepts

This book provides a clear, concise explanation of the history of relativity without the political bias that plagues other works on this topic. Read more

Published on December 29, 2011 by Teacher Concerned about the Future

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