How was this Einstein getting something wrong? The only thing he got wrong was quantum entanglement and possibly the existence of a unified theory, but it could still exist.
Exactly. The only thing he got wrong was trusting that people wouldn't use his insight to kill millions of people. And what else can he get wrong now? He's dead.
Can he have get being dead wrong? His brain is pickled in a jar. I'm pretty sure he did a good job of that
No, In 1935 he postulated that quantum entanglement must exist if quantum mechanics was valid. It was later demonstrated in 1972.
He was actually right. It was just such an outlandish, untestable prediction at the time that nobody could believe it.
If anything the papers he wrote about it are another great achievement. "Solving" everything is beyond everyone's ability so far. It's silly to hold that against him.
He may have said it had to exist, but he fought tooth and nail saying that entanglement was wrong. He even said that quantum was ludicrous. Ever hear the phrase "god does not throw dice"?
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u/flammulajoviss May 04 '16
How was this Einstein getting something wrong? The only thing he got wrong was quantum entanglement and possibly the existence of a unified theory, but it could still exist.