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In 1905, Einstein published major papers while working as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. The story is useful because important work does not always begin from a grand position.

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In 1905, his 'miracle year', Einstein published papers that reshaped physics — all while working as a clerk in a Swiss patent office, doing science in his spare time.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Einstein, 1905'te İsviçre patent ofisinde memur olarak çalışırken önemli makaleler yayımladı. Bu hikâye değerlidir; çünkü önemli işler her zaman görkemli bir konumdan başlamaz.
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1905'te, 'mucize yılında', Einstein fiziği yeniden biçimlendiren makaleler yayımladı — hem de bunu, boş zamanlarında, İsviçre patent ofisinde bir memur olarak çalışırken yaptı.

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