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Why Are People Protesting Against a Telescope? | Robert Kirshner (#400)
Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Reflections on Einstein's Blunders, the Wolf Prize, and the Nobel Prize
Einstein's blunders, including those he overlooked, impacted his career. He once declined the presidency of Israel, which could have changed his trajectory. The Wolf Prize, given to those possibly in line for the Nobel Prize, doesn't always predict the winners accurately. In a year of consolation prizes, the award didn't go to Bjorkin for his scaling models for the electron, but to experimentalists. Despite the recognition, Nobel Prize winners often downplay its significance, as seen with Kip Thorne expressing regret that the prize did not go to all contributors of LIGO.
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