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> he didn't patent E=MC^2 and now everyone says it scot-free

Laws of nature (and descriptions thereof) aren't patentable.

https://www.bitlaw.com/source/mpep/2106_04_b.html#:~:text=Th....



But he did learn to split the beer atom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra7oqFqj9uU


That’s US law though (no idea if Germany had it any different at the time, but it’s a different jurisdiction).


Germany outlawed Einstein.


Interesting phrasing to use for wanting to genocide him and all the other jews. Einstein got out on time, six million others didn't.




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