On the Shoulders of Giants and Dwarfs

Newton:

I was the first to formulate the law of universal gravity; the force that everything in the universe is subject to — from the orbits of the planets to the apple that falls from the tree.


Einstein:

The esteemed Sir Isaac Newton! So is it true then, the story about the apple?


Newton:

Of course it’s true, just like everything else people praise me for. Mr.?


Einstein:

Einstein, Albert Einstein. I had the honor of standing on your shoulders and thus saw a little farther.


Newton:

Hey, just a minute — that’s my line!

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