Re: Gravitational time dilation HOAX along the years

Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> wrote:

It used to be said "at one point only three people
in the world understood Relativity Theory, ...."
 
Now, one of them's usually assumed to be Einstein.

Don't be silly, it was a joke. In full, something like:

Journalist: Professor Eddington, is it true that there are only three
people in the world who understand relativity?
Eddington: Hesitates, does'n answer.
Journalist: Why are you hesitating?
Eddington: Not hesitating, I was just thinking who might be the third.

Jan