I CAN understand a good deal of H. D.'s courteous reply to my letter (NATURE, Nov. 24, p. 808), for example, that there are degrees in understanding. But much remains as to which I should like ...
For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity. One explains the tiny world of particles; the other describes ...
The big thinkers at Aperture explain relativity and how it warps the fabric of spacetime.
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Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for a theory that half of the people might not even have heard of. His Theory of ...