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12-Year-Old Rewrites Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Posted by samzenpus on from the but-is-he-any-good-at-kickball? dept.

rhathar writes "A 12-year-old boy by the name of Jacob Barnett is a math genius. Mastering many college level astrophysics courses by the age of 8, he now works on his most ambitious project to date: his own 'expanded version of Einstein's theory of relativity.'"

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  1. Re:Oh sure..... by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's the theory? How does it "expand" on relativity?

    I think he made relativity object oriented.

  2. Nonsense! by gestalt_n_pepper · · Score: 4, Funny

    He doesn't even have his deriver's license yet!

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  3. Re:Stick this boy in a MRI by Surt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, but he was a loser who couldn't figure out relativity until adulthood. This kid actually has some talent.

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  4. Obligatory XKCD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Too Old For This Shit

  5. Jebus by SomePgmr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I now feel like a barely functioning, non-contributing member of society. Thanks slashdot.

  6. Works on Windows .... by drpimp · · Score: 3, Funny

    But how does one calculate integration by parts on non-Windows?

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  7. Re:Primary Source by IceNinjaNine · · Score: 4, Funny

    The History Channel is the bible/alien abduction channel, not the documentary channel.

    I thought it was "All Hitler, all the time..."

  8. Re:Evolution.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Vaguely related, and I love the quote.

    "Introverts almost never cause me trouble and are usually much better at what they do than extroverts. Extroverts are too busy slapping one another on the back, team building, and making fun of introverts to get much done ... I can pass for normal most of the time, but I understand perfectly why some of my autistic patients scream and flap their arms - it's to frighten off extroverts." Mark Vonnegut, MD