Learning From Learned

The other morning I saw a great video on the mistake that ruined Einstein's life. The presentation was put together very well. It began outlining where Einstein had, in the past, been refuted and ceded to those who disagreed with him, figuring they knew best. Later it was discovered that Einstein was right all along.
 

Later in his life, when probability and randomness became the leading thought regarding the inner workings of everything, Einstein stuck to his guns. In doing so he ended up being 'left behind'.
 

I'm no physicist and can't comment on whether he was right or wrong. But I do believe he was right to stand by his convictions. Sometimes we have to stand alone, against a world telling us we are wrong. Sometimes we have to give up everything for what we believe.

Check out this excellent presentation here:
Einstein's Greatest Mistake - with David Bodanis