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commented above - I would certainly agree with you that we would have figured relativity without Einstein, but you have to wonder how long it would have taken - 10, 20, or 30 years? There is added value in getting discoveries sooner (e.g. something with medical implications). I also wonder about the contingency/path-dependence of science - if it had been discovered at another time by another person would science (and history) have followed the same path?

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