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Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. " | Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. " | ||
Written answers to questions should have at least three sentences: | |||
:1. The subject is stated so that the reader need not know the question to understand what you have said. Do not simply repeat the question. | |||
:2. Your proposition. | |||
:3. Your certainty to the veracity of #2, and what reservations you have. | |||
Exercises: | |||
:1. Read the article linked above. | :1. Read the article linked above. | ||
:1.1. Do you retain all facts you have ever learned? | :1.1. Do you retain all facts you have ever learned? |