Who knows, and who cares? Whatever was done, done forever. Some said, Einstein got his ideas from his first wife and published them without her name. So, what? The thief of ideas made history solely for him, but glorifying those around him.
If youre a genius, you will shine, sooner or later.
Here is another case:
Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein
Michael Faradays illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at Londons Royal Institution to go online
He was a self-educated genius whose groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of physics and chemistry electrified the world of science and laid the foundations for Albert Einsteinstheory of relativitynearly a century later.
Now, the little-known notebooks of theVictorian scientist Michael Faradayhave been unearthed from the archive of the Royal Institution and are to be digitised and made permanently accessible online for the first time.
The notebooks include Faradays handwritten notes on a series of lectures given by the electrochemical pioneerSir Humphry Davyat the Royal Institution in 1812. None of these notebooks have been looked at or analysed in any great depth, said Charlotte New, head of heritage for the Royal Institution. Theyre little known to the public.
A page from the notebooks showing Faradays illustrations.Photograph: Royal Institution
Faraday, the son of a blacksmith, left school at 13 and was working as an apprentice bookbinder when he attended the lectures. He penned very careful notes and presented one of his notebooks to Davy, hoping for a job at theRoyal Institutiondespite his working-class background and rudimentary education.
The notebooks shed light on the workings of Faradays mind and reveal he made intricate drawings to visualise the scientific experiments and principles he was learning about at the lectures. Hes taking the time to make his own publication and grounding whats being taught to him in his own understanding, said New. Hes heavily illustrating his notes to understand the principle thats been taught to him. He even wrote an index for each notebook, she said, just for his own use and personal research. This is at a time when paper is taxed. It shows how hes really trying to understand the science within.
When Faraday gave Davy the notebook, he expressed his desire to escape from trade, which I thought vicious and selfish, and enter into the service of Science.
Although Davy initially declined to help him, the notebooks and Faraday himself seemed to make a good impression. Davy wrote to Faraday soon afterwards to say that he was far from displeased with the proof you have given me of your confidence, which displays great zeal, power of memory and attention.
