Could the Next Einstein Be a Surfer Dude?

Six iconoclasts who could revolutionize physics—again.

By Stephen Cass and Amos Kenigsberg
Feb 26, 2008 6:00 AMJul 18, 2023 7:42 PM

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Albert Einstein appeared on the scientific stage so suddenly, so unexpectedly, that it is impossible not to wonder whether his successor might already be toiling away in a lab or patent office somewhere. If Einstein 2.0 is out there, though, how would we recognize him or her?

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