J. C. Squire, in "In continuation of Pope on Newton" (1926); Squire is here extending upon the famous statement of Alexander Pope:
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night:
God said, Let Newton be! — and all was light.
• As quoted in The Epigrammatists : A Selection from the Epigrammatic Literature of Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern Times (1875) by Henry Philip Dodd, p. 329
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night:
God said, Let Newton be! — and all was light.
• As quoted in The Epigrammatists : A Selection from the Epigrammatic Literature of Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern Times (1875) by Henry Philip Dodd, p. 329
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It did not last: the Devil howling 'Ho! Let Einstein be!' restored the status quo.
— J. C. Squire on Albert Einstein
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It did not last: the Devil howling 'Ho! Let Einstein be!' restored the status quo." in the context of "J. C. Squire, in "In continuation of Pope on Newton" (1926); Squire is here extending upon the famous statement of Alexander Pope:
Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in night:
God said, Let Newton be! — and all was light.
• As quoted in The Epigrammatists : A Selection from the Epigrammatic Literature of Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern Times (1875) by Henry Philip Dodd, p. 329" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Albert Einstein" (Quotes about Einstein: Arranged alphabetically by author)
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About J. C. Squire
Sir John Collings Squire (2 April 1884 – 20 December 1958) was a British poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor of the post-World War I period.
About J. C. Squire
Sir John Collings Squire (2 April 1884 – 20 December 1958) was a British poet, writer, historian, and influential literary editor of the post-World War I period.
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