I was told about this a while ago* and clean forgot until just now. There is still time. You'll recall my (faux) rant about the "Greatest ...." business that is popular in Britain. I co-opted the idea and did a series on physics papers (yes, we get to vote on that soon), physics textbooks, and popular science books. The point is that the discussion point itself is silly, but the act of having the discussion is valuable. That's why it is worthwhile.... Well, the Royal Society has decided to do a battle between Einstein and Newton. Who was the greater? Etc, etc. Yeah, I know. But..... You must vote on their website by the 22nd November. On the site, you'll see the cases made for each by two Professors, Jim Al-Khalili and John Enderby. I reproduce the cases here: Professor Jim Al-Khalili puts the case for Albert Einstein:
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