[loonster]

Someone can be both a better physicist and have a poorer understanding of physics. We have the luxury of time. We can learn about the great discoveries that the great physicist developed from scratch. Just imagine the type of discoveries he would have made if he was born in the late 20th century.

[Gordonjcp]

Probably less than he did in this reality.

We haven't discovered much, really.

[btilly]

Relevant to this discussion is that between then and now we have discovered a lot about the ubiquity of chaotic systems, and their practical consequences for forecasting.

[wkearney99]

That (and the other comments) just seems pointlessly argumentative.