https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1111.2181/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24361703urn:hackerpapers:submission:1111.2181:24361703Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:44:59 GMT<p>The Anti-Relativity Movement</p><p></p><p>1 point; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1111.2181/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>physics.hist-phhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24360992urn:hackerpapers:mention:1111.2181:24360992Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:21:13 GMT<p>Einstein actually faced fairly stiff opposition to his ideas amongst physicists, especially his ideas about special relativity early in his career, A lot of it was driven by the fact he was an outsider to the physics community at the time. [1] &gt;This world is a strange madhouse. Currently, every coachman and every waiter is debating whether relativity theory is correct. Belief in this matter depends on political party affiliation.&quot; Thus begins a letter by Albert Einstein to his one time close collaborator, mathematician Marcel Grossmann. It was written on 12 September 1920, just some three…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1111.2181/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.hist-ph