Standard backtracking when a person has been shown to be wrong. If you weren't inclined to start an argument you'd have checked some of your illegitimate assumptions at the door.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 8:32 PM, Jojo Iznart <jojoiznar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Whatever you say my friend. I'm not inclined to start an argument with > you. > > > Jojo > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:14 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Is the SunCell a titanium burner? > > I did not notice this. > > Jojo Iznart <jojoiznar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > But didn't Edison have an incredibly lousy history before he perfected >> his lightbulb? >> >> Didn'tt Einstein fail high school algebra before he created the >> beautifully elegant language of Relativity mathematics? >> > > No, he did not fail high school algebra. He was brilliant in math his > whole life. His only weak subject was foreign language -- French, as I > recall. This is described in every biography of him. See, for example: > > > http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936758,00.html > > Before you make assertions about famous people, you should read their > biographies. Do some fact checking. I realize it is widely reported that > Einstein was not good at math, but this is highly implausible. His work > includes a lot of complicated, brilliant math. A person does not go from > being a failure at math at 16 to being the best on earth at 26 (in 1905). > > Along similar lines, when Edison developed the lightbulb he did it with > capital from some of the biggest, most famous bankers and capitalists in > New York, including J. P. Morgan. He spent a ton of money. The first place > he installed lights was lower Manhattan: Wall Street and the offices of the > New York Times. His company evolved into General Electric. In other words, > this was a big money, mainstream effort. Do you think J. P. Morgan would > pour money into a project run someone who had been a failure up until then? > > - Jed > >
