Comment by dchftcs Comment by dchftcs 10 hours ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Einstein published his relativity papers originally in German.
Copy Link CamperBob2 9 hours ago Collapse Comment - German was the lingua franca of physics at the time, so to speak.Starting in the 1930s, though, that tradition began to change... for reasons that I'm sure won't ever apply to American English. Nosirree, Bob, we're special. Great, even. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link barrenko 6 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - The only constant is constant change. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link kirubakaran 2 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - And even that's not constant sometimes. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link barrenko 6 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - The only constant is constant change. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link kirubakaran 2 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - And even that's not constant sometimes. Reply View | 0 replies
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German was the lingua franca of physics at the time, so to speak.
Starting in the 1930s, though, that tradition began to change... for reasons that I'm sure won't ever apply to American English. Nosirree, Bob, we're special. Great, even.