The philosophy of science between the two world wars, 1920s-1930s.
It is reputed that one time, when Einstein had just given a talk on a daring new idea, the teenage prodigy blurted out, in front of the entire lecture hall, “Was Herr Einstein gesagt hat ist nicht so blöd.” (“What Mr. Einstein just said is not so foolish.”)
— Exact thinking in demented times by Karl Sigmund (Page 203)
Wolfgang Pauli aged 18 at that time. Hihi