A not-so-unlikely scenario seventy-five years ago could have been, if you will imagine with me for a moment, mes amis, encountering Albert Einstein on board a car of a passenger locomotive. An aspiring physics student once made such an encounter.
The student had been following closely the career of Dr. Einstein for years, as closely as one could before the existence of the Internet. So it was with much excitement and trepidation he approached the illustrious theoretical physicist. He formulated his one question, and he was very much convinced that one question would be all that he would be permitted. He thouht very carefully and said, “Excuse me, Herr Professor. Does New York stop at this train?”
Professor Dubois
