Einstein's Theories of Relativity - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 7 pages of information about Einstein's Theories of Relativity.

Einstein's Theories of Relativity - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 7 pages of information about Einstein's Theories of Relativity.
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At the dawn of the twentieth century the classical laws of physics put forth by Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) in the late seventeenth century stood venerated and triumphant. The laws described with great accuracy the phenomena of everyday existence. A key assumption of Newtonian laws was a reliance upon an absolute frame of reference for natural phenomena. As a consequence of this assumption, scientists searched for an elusive "ether" through which light waves could pass. In one grand and sweeping "theory of special relativity," Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was able to account for the seemingly conflicting and counter-intuitive predictions stemming from work in electromagnetic radiation, experimental determinations of the constancy of the speed of light, length contraction, time dilation, and mass enlargements. A decade later, Einstein once again revolutionized concepts of space and time with the publication of...

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