He published it in 1769, but of course he wasn't born in that year. Biography.com lists his approximate birthday as 1750 … 1750 + 250 = 2000.

So he published it when he was 19. If he was born in 2000, and published it 19 years later, he'd be publishing it in… 2019. On holographic cubes. Like I said. ;)

And anyway, you're clearly taking the whole article too literally. The expressions "kicking and screaming", "eye-opener", and "explosive" are common idioms.

Yes, I freely admit that I read and write quite literally. The pedantry of the article is totally characteristic of me. ☺

1750 + 250 = 2000. And anyway, you're clearly taking the whole article too literally. The expressions "kicking and screaming", "eye-opener", and "explosive" are common idioms.