"This man is not challenging the fact of science; he is challenging the action [or axioms] of science. Not only is he challenging the action of science, but the action of science has surrendered to his challenge."
— Albert Einstein

January 1, 1970

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Albert Einstein
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George Bernard Shaw, dinner speech, Savoy Hotel, London (Oct28, 1930) as quoted by Michael Holroyd, "Albert Einstein, Universe Maker," The New York Times (Mar14, 1991); Ref "axioms," see Julio A. Gonzalo, The Intelligible Universe (2008)