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    to an example of special relativity. In section 2, I will discuss an objection to her claim (mainly SRP) and analyze in depth how good the objection is. Section 1 Rinard’s argument can be summarized as the following: (1) Science can overturn common sense; (2) If science can overturn common sense, so can

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    one thing. Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity is the very beginning of a theory related concept of spacetime, but the first mathematical theory of spacetime actually created by one of his own early teachers named Hermann Minkowski. He created the concept of “Minkowski Space” which is the earliest recommendation to the treatment of space and time as two separate entities of one unified whole. The idea of Minkowski space has led up to special relativity being viewed more so in a geometrical

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    Albert Einstien (March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955) was a physicist who first proposed the theory of relativity. He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for his explanation of the photoelectric effect "and other contributions"; however, the announcement of the award was not made until a year later, in 1922. His theoretical work suggested the possibility of creating an atomic bomb. His discovered equation, E=MC2 is well known as one that changed the world. Einstien was born March 14, 1879 at

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    Introduction General Relativity is a two part theory created by the German physicist, Albert Einstein. The two sections of relativity is special relativity and general relativity. Special relativity focuses more on lines, constant-velocity motion on the mass of objects, the passage throughout time, and that passing the speed of light is impossible. General relativity deals with accelerated motion, gravitational fields on mass, size, and time. General relativity also states that matter and space

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    The1993 Nobel prize for physics was a shared award between Russell Alan Hulse and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. Russell Alan Hulse who was born on November 28,1950 in New York was an American physicist, he studied at cooper union college and earned a Ph.D. degree in physics in 1975 from the university of Massachusetts. Joseph H. Taylor Jr. born March 24,1941 in Philadelphia was an American radio astronomer and physicist. He studied at Haverford College and earned a Ph.D. in astronomy at Harvard University

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    Planck had made. “Einstein used Planck’s quantum hypothesis to describe visible electromagnetic radiation, or light” (http://www.humboldt1.com/~gralsto/einstein/1905.html). Einstein’s theory formed the basis for a large part of quantum mechanics. The second paper of 1905 discussed the special theory of relativity. “Einstein realized that the equations describing the motion of an electron in fact could describe the nonaccelerated motion of any particle or any suitably defined rigid body”

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    Jeray Wimbley Professor Sherman ENGL 1301 October 31, 2016 Albert Einstein There have been many influential people throughout time. And as time continues to move forward, there will be new influential people that come into the world. Everyone and anyone can influence others. Sometimes for the greater good or the worst. It all depends on the mindset of the person. In addition to what I just previously stated, there are people that influence other just by doing what they love to do. For this reason

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    Aaron Peters Mrs. Smith Language Arts 24 October 2017 General Relativity General relativity affects people today, whether they are an astronaut or a zoologist. To understand general relativity, one must know how spacetime works, how black holes affect it, and how it affects humanity. General relativity is the idea that everything is made out of spacetime and that mass affects spacetime. One way to describe spacetime is by using a metaphor of a rubber sheet. The metaphor goes like

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    Albert Einstein was born to secular Jewish family in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879. Einstein is best known for the development of the theory of relativity, a major structure of physics. However, before he became this revered figure in science, Einstein worked at a patent office in Bern, Switzerland where he developed his first scientific theories. Much of his work at the patent office presented questions about transmission of electric signals and electrical-mechanical synchronization of time, two

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    remember him as one of the most influential outliers ever. Without his discoveries, science would not be what it is today. Under his wacky alabaster hair is one important brain, so important that it was stolen by scientists after he died. His theory of relativity, suggested that “the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and he showed that the speed of light within a vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which the observer travels” (Redd). He took physics by surprise.

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