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Please remove "pron.: /ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn/" from the article. There is only one correct way to pronounce Albert Einstein's name and it is "German: ". Anything else is simply ignorance toward the pronunciation of a person's name. I do not think Misplaced Pages should endorse such ignorance, but instead educate about the correct one. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 11:37, 18 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> Please remove "pron.: /ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn/" from the article. There is only one correct way to pronounce Albert Einstein's name and it is "German: ". Anything else is simply ignorance toward the pronunciation of a person's name. I do not think Misplaced Pages should endorse such ignorance, but instead educate about the correct one. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 11:37, 18 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:There is a large number of German dialects. You seem to be using to the Berlin version of High German. :There is a large number of German dialects. You seem to be using to the Berlin version of High German. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 13:22, 22 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

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Quotes

Why have you not added a quote section in the page?! Rehty77 (talk) 07:08, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

That is the function of Wikiquote. Sean.hoyland - talk 09:53, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

On the subject of Einstein quotes on God and religion, the most complete compendium can be found in this list of quotes "Einstein the atheist on religion and God" by Coel Hellier, a Professor of Astrophysics at Keele University in the UK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ROO BOOKAROO (talk • contribs) 21:15, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Your link to that list was deleted from the article, however, because Misplaced Pages avoids external links to blogs. —teb728 t c 01:39, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Myths section?

Due to the large volume of false stories attributed to Einstein, do you think either a myths section or page would be appropriate. Off the top of my head I can think of several myths ex: left handedness, bad student stories, the "Einstein disproves atheist professor" story. Relevant or not? --76.118.78.127 (talk) 16:11, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree this would be appropriate, as long as there's a source. NaturaNaturans (talk) 08:00, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Dyxlxia

He had it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.221.4.223 (talk) 23:54, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Although the claim that Einstein was dyslexic can be found on many websites (dyslexia organisations often list him among famous dyslexics), there is not a scrap of evidence that he was. I once tried to track down the origins of the story and found "Dyslexia: To Read or Not To Read", Essays of an Information Scientist, 10 March 1980: "A psychiatrist Lloyd Thompson… also suggests that Einstein may have been dyslexic, though Einstein's biographer, Ronald W. Clark, disagrees." So the original source is nothing but a suggestion from a psychiatrist: Thompson, L. J., "Language disability in men of eminence", Bull. Orton Soc. 19:113-20, 1969.
See: Einstein's Alleged Handicaps: The Legend of the Dull-Witted Child Who Grew Up to Be a Genius
"The strongest argument that Einstein was not dyslexic is that he mastered the German language perfectly and his ability to express himself in writing and speech showed high skills of comprehension, discrimination and precision." Esterson (talk) 07:22, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

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there are two place that Max Planck's name needs to be linked into his page.

Photons and energy quanta & Theory of relativity and E = mc²

108.131.15.199 (talk) 03:16, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

 Partly done: Moved link to first mention (in "Theory of relativity and E = mc²") from two linked mentions later in article. Fat&Happy (talk) 04:18, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Einstein's name

Please remove "pron.: /ˈælbərt ˈaɪnstaɪn/" from the article. There is only one correct way to pronounce Albert Einstein's name and it is "German: ". Anything else is simply ignorance toward the pronunciation of a person's name. I do not think Misplaced Pages should endorse such ignorance, but instead educate about the correct one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.233.174.49 (talk) 11:37, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

There is a large number of German dialects. You seem to be using to the Berlin version of High German. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.253.30 (talk) 13:22, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
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