Einstein does not remain attached to the classical principles, and whe…

Henri Poincare
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Einstein does not remain attached to the classical principles, and when presented with a problem in physics he quickly envisages all of its possibilities. This leads immediately in his mind to the prediction of new phenomena which may one day be verified by experiment.
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