"Patrick Reany" wrote in message
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Some defamers of Einstein wrongfully charge him with being a nitwit
pretender who stole his work from others. Einstein's own generation of
physicists did not believe that. How is this contradiction to be
resolved? Simple. The defamers are liars.

Below is a testimony from Niels Bohr about Einstein's huge
contributions to QM, including its philosophical import, found in

DISCUSSION WITH EINSTEIN ON EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN ATOMIC
PHYSICS, p201--241, Albert Einstein, Philosopher-Scientist, Vol 1.


--- p201 ---


When invited by the Editor of the series, "Living Philosophers," to
write an article for this volume in which contemporary scientists are
honouring the epoch-making contributions of Albert Einstein to the
progress of natural philosophy and are acknowledging the indebtedness
of our whole generation for the guidance his GENIUS has given us, I
thought much of the best way of explaining how much I owe to him for
inspiration. In this connection, the many occasions through the years
on which I had the privilege to discuss with Einstein epistemological
problems raised by the modern development of atomic physics have come
back vividly to my mind and I have felt that I could hardly attempt
anything better than to give an account of these discussions which,
even if no complete concord has so far been obtained, have been of
greatest value and stimulus to me. I hope also that the account may
convey to wider circles an impression of how essential the open-minded
exchange of ideas has been for the progress in a field where new
experience has time after time demanded a reconsideration of our
views.

[emphasis mine]

Patrick

If you read the letters that were exchanged between
Bohr and Einstein, and see the frustration that Bohr
had in trying to get Einstein to embrace quantum mechanics,
you would consider that Bohr might have been using sarcasm.

It appears that Bohr was eager to get Einstein to embrace Q.M.
including the Uncertainty Principle because Einstein was
an media icon, and was somewhat a drag on getting
Q.M. the respectability Bohr felt it should have.

As can be seen from the letters exchanged,
and the public comments of Bohr and Einstein,
Bohr was pushing Einstein, and Einstein was reacting
by responding when his reputation was at stake,
and ignoring Bohr's letters and challenges otherwise.

Bohr used several tactics in his effort to get Einstein
to embrace Q.M. He flattered him, gave him more credit
than he deserved in exposing the quantum aspect of nature,
and challenged him.

The bottom line is,
that Einstein was the media darling,
and thus influenced public opinion,
and Bohr was anxious to get him on the Copenhagen Q.M. team,
so that Bohr and the creators of Q.M. would get the attention
and respect they deserved.

Of course, it could be that Bohr really wanted Einstein
to reject Q.M. (So that Bohr and his team would be recognized
by future generations as the founders of the new physics.)
so he manipulated him into becoming an adversary.

--
Tom Potter http://tompotter.us