Re: The End of Science

["Paul Camp" <pjcamp@coastal.edu>]

> I suppose the aether (or lack thereof) might be considered -- but I don't
> think Einstein even knew about this experiment. (???)
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> Jim.Green@Snow.edu                             
Unclear. In a letter written in 1901, Einstein mentions an idea for 
an improved measurement of motion relative to the ether but seems to 
have become convinced it would not be worth pursuing. Later, he could 
not recall ever having heard of Michelson-Morley when he wrote his 
first paper on relativity. Pais wrote on this issue at some length in 
his bio of Einstein but as I recall he really didn't settle the 
question (can't find my copy right now so I can't check). It is true 
that the original paper (which I can find) makes no mention of the 
experiment.

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