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Original Einstein Manuscript Discovered

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the not-so-theoretical-manuscript dept.

vinlud writes "The original manuscript of a paper Albert Einstein published in 1925 has been found in the archives of Leiden University's Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics. The German-language manuscript is titled "Quantum theory of the monatomic ideal gas," and is dated December 1924. It is considered one of Einstein's last great breakthroughs. High-resolution photographs of the 16-page manuscript are posted on the institute's web site."

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  1. amazing by khrtt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The word quantum appears on slashdot in nearly every other article, so that quantum stuff must be so hot. And it's been around for almost a century now. he-he. quantum computing. quantum teleportation. quantum nanotubes.

    1. Re:Amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Its amazing that something like this can have lain undiscovered for so long, and a good thing that we can use modern technology to archive it and preserve it for future generations. It's all very well knowing what Einstein theorized, but to see the actual work is something different and humanises the achievement.

      Now that's karma whoring if i've ever seen it. It's nothing but a long version of "Wow, that's cool."

    2. Re:amazing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      fuck that, here in russia it's fucking quantam level cold!

  2. Posted by ScuttleMonkey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Posted by ScuttleMonkey since he doesn't have a date for Saturday night, and has the gas the Einstein found.

    1. Re:Posted by ScuttleMonkey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      i was in IRC with him earlier, said he had a date with Rosey Palm tonight.

  3. Re:Albert Einstein: A Jewish Myth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow! You wrote all that in 3 minutes?!?!? I wonder, if I start impersonating you, could I write something that long in under

  4. Bring up average... by IamGarageGuy+2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "... and was all but certain to receive top marks on his thesis." Treasure hunt for marks, kiddies.

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    Stay tuned for new sig...
  5. MOD PARENT UP by onekanobe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks, AC. The cache link didn't work for me either.

  6. STFU JEW by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    haha kike.

  7. {proof} by hey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This reminds of the film {proof}.
    I saw a trailer for it the other day. Has one body seem the movie? No doubt Holywood will get the math wrong.