shokwave comments on Productivity as a function of ability in theoretical fields

shokwave 28 Jan 2014 4:22 UTC
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I think it’s a bit unfair to the average physicist to say that he’s closer in intelligence to the village idiot than to Einstein

The average physicist’s contribution to physics is closer to the village idiot’s contribution than to Einstein’s, no?
- satt 14 Oct 2014 23:06 UTC
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  The average physicist’s contribution to physics is closer to the village idiot’s contribution than to Einstein’s, no?
  
  Depends on whether you use a log scale.
  - James_Miller 15 Oct 2014 1:10 UTC
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    And if you count teaching as a contribution.