What was Einstein's miracle year?
In 1905, often called Albert Einstein's "miracle year," he published four groundbreaking papers, including special relativity and the idea behind E=mc².
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- Did Galileo drop balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
“The famous story of Galileo dropping balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa probably never happened.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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