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ekianjo on Nov 27, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Einstein's list of conditions for staying together...

I do not question the popularity of Einstein, I just wonder why the term "hero" is applied to him in the parent post. Why would Einstein be considered a "hero" compared to other scientists ?

peterarmstrong on Nov 27, 2012 [–]

His hair. Seriously.

waterlesscloud on Nov 27, 2012 | [–]

And his eyes.

And that one equation that's easy to remember and sort of understand vaguely.

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