A genius is someone who discovers that the stone that falls and the moon that doesn't fall represent one and the same phenomenon.
• Ernesto Sábato, On Heroes and Tombs [Sobre héroes y tumbas] (1961), Ch. X
• Ernesto Sábato, On Heroes and Tombs [Sobre héroes y tumbas] (1961), Ch. X
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Un genio es alguien que descubre que la piedra que cae y la luna que no cae representan un solo y mismo fenómeno.
— A genius is someone who discovers that the stone that falls and the moon that doesn't fall represent one and the same phenomenon.
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• Ernesto Sábato, On Heroes and Tombs [Sobre héroes y tumbas] (1961), Ch. X" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643 – March 31, 1727 or in Old Style: December 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher"), widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists and among the most influential scientists of all time. He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing infinitesimal calculus.
About Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643 – March 31, 1727 or in Old Style: December 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher"), widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists and among the most influential scientists of all time. He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing infinitesimal calculus.
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