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There's an apocryphal story
that the famous Dr. Einstein was travelling on exactly this train route before the publication
of his relativity theory. He's asking, does Oxford
stop at this train? I find this an amusing anecdote. Absolutely, sir. I think what
is particularly amusing about this anecdote which might
possibly be better described as a philosopher's chestnut
is that the incident is supposed to have taken place in... Sharpey!
that the famous Dr. Einstein was travelling on exactly this train route before the publication
of his relativity theory. He's asking, does Oxford
stop at this train? I find this an amusing anecdote. Absolutely, sir. I think what
is particularly amusing about this anecdote which might
possibly be better described as a philosopher's chestnut
is that the incident is supposed to have taken place in... Sharpey!
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There's an apocryphal story
that the famous Dr. Einstein
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was travelling on exactly this train route
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before the publication
of his relativity theory.
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He's asking, does Oxford
stop at this train?
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I find this an amusing anecdote.
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Absolutely, sir.
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I think what
is particularly amusing
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about this anecdote which might
possibly be better described
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as a philosopher's chestnut
is that the incident
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is supposed to have taken place in...
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Sharpey!
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Movie Summary
Dedicated British scientist Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman (Sir Dirk Bogarde) tests the possibility of brainwashing. If the experiment succeeds, he will stop loving his wife Oonagh (Mary Ure).
