Albert Einstein
Physicists have a stock phrase they trot out whenever someone claims to have made an astounding discovery about the universe. "Important," they say, "if true." It's a tactful way of saying, "Don't bet on it." They've been saying that a lot lately.
The reason: a team of European scientists has reportedly clocked a flock of subatomic particles called neutrinos moving at a shade over the speed of light. According to Albert Einstein, that can't be, since light, which cruises along at about 186,000 miles per second (299,000 km/sec.), is the only thing that can go that fast.
If the Europeans are...
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