But einstein was relatively weak in math .... his main strength lies in his ability to reason and think through a problem.
Quotes such as Imagination is more important than knowledge clearly shows which he thought was more important.
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Originally Posted by alainprice
I don't know where you got the idea that Einstein was bad at math, or avoided it.
In reality, like a good programmer, he was excellent at taking a coherent idea and translating into equations on paper. He could do stats, as he discovered that energy levels are quantized in the search for cavity radiation. He even formulated planck's constant but didn't realize it had any meaning yet.
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