I feel as if I had been wandering with Alice in Wonderland and had tea with the Mad Hatter.

—Astronomer Charles Lane Poor, on reading Einstein’s theory of relativity

… it can only be hoped that German science will not again be embarrassed by such sad scribblings.

—Albert von Brunn, critiquing the theory

[Relativity is a] Jewish affair …

—Physicist Wilhelm Müller

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References

• “Person of the Century”
• “sad scribblings”
• “asteroid”
• “element”
• “Mad Hatter”, on reading Einstein’s theory of relativity
• “Jewish affair”