Einstein's Relativity Theory

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Eather physics doesn't really exist much any more, except on the very far fringes. You don't need it for the science you want and enter tat. There were prominent critics of einstein around 19 20 who formed an anti-semitic league. The most prominent members that grow out of this are johannes stark and philip leonard. Leonard and stark dislike einstein. They're in favor of hitler. And so they try to get this established as the way physics is to be taught in the third rike. It fails because other physicists like heisenburg persuade the noty state that you actually need competent physicists if you want to do the

Everyone has heard of the term “pseudoscience”, typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella — astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might come to mind. But defining what makes these fields “pseudo” is a far more complex issue. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements — both of which display allegations of “pseudoscience” on all sides — there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific demarcation. Shermer and Gordin explore the philosophical and historical attempts to address this problem of demarcation.