Andy, You are absolutely right. It is inexplicable Einstein wasn't awarded a second Nobel prize for the theories of special and general relativity. Especially so since he lived long past the point where the significance of what he had done was universally recognized. As you will have noticed, I may not rush to judgement, but I do rush to comment. Both equal faults of character. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Latto" <andy.latto@pobox.com> To: "math-fun" <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [math-fun] Bogus Nobel prizes
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Gustavus Simmons <gsimmons30@comcast.net> wrote:
Of course oversights abound. The most obvious being not awarding the Nobel prize in medicine to Jonas Salk who discovered the first polio vaccine and almost eliminating what had been a worldwide scourge. Salk lived another 42 years after his vaccine was introduced so there was ample time for them to have awarded him the prize.
I think that only ranks as #2 in Nobel Prize oversights. #1 has to be Relativitry. EInstein got a Nobel for his work on the photoelectric effect, but never received one for Special and General Relativity.
Andy
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