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Old 09-15-2005, 11:16 PM
David Sklansky David Sklansky is offline
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Default Re: If David Skalansky Did Not Exist :

"I would give 20:1 odds that calculus and general reletivity were destined to have been found by now"

Calculus is a billion to one. General (not Special) relativity, I'm told, is MUCH less of a favorite if Einstein never existed. Perhaps under 20-1.
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