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Einstein's Relativity
Special (1905) and General (1915) Relativity — time dilation, E=mc², curved spacetime
Germany/USA 🌍 1905 Physics
Key Facts
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Special Relativity (1905): nothing travels faster than light; E=mc² — mass and energy are interchangeable
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General Relativity (1915): gravity is curved spacetime; mass bends light; predicts black holes
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Confirmed by the 1919 solar eclipse (Eddington); gravitational waves detected 2015 (LIGO) — final Einstein prediction
🔬 Did you know? GPS satellites must correct for both Special Relativity (clocks run slow when moving fast) and General Relativity (clocks run fast in weaker gravity)
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Physics
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🌍 Germany/USA
Year / Era
1905
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Special (1905) and General (1915) Relativity — time dilation, E=mc², curved spacetime