On 02/03/2011 03:39 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > History is full of genius inventors who were unreliable, unstable or > dishonest people.
Can you name *one* person who made what turned out to be a breakthrough in physics, and who was known to be unreliable and dishonest, /and/ who had *no formal training* in the field? I can't. > > Some people have also suggested I should not say this because I might > upset or offend Rossi. Who cares? He set himself up for a lot worse than being "offended" or "upset" by something like this. The lies all come from Rossi, for crying out loud -- how can /anyone/ worry about offending the liar by pointing them out?

