18 JAN 2013 by ideonexus
The Anti-Relativity Movement
America's embrace of Einstein stood in stark contrast to the treatment he was getting at home. Right-wing relativity deniers, like modern American climate science deniers, mounted ad hominem attacks against Einstein and his theory, which they loudly branded a "hoax." They were led by an engineer named Paul Weyland, who formed a small but mysteriously well-funded group that held anti-relativity rallies around Germany, denouncing the theory's "Jewish nature," and culminating in a major event at...Folksonomies: antiscience denial
Folksonomies: antiscience denial
Just as there are Climate Change Deniers today, there were those who would not accept Einstein's Theory for political reasons.