Relativity
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Photons
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Heisenberg was a German physicist. Beginning his life in Wurzburg, He loved both math and science since an early age. Schooling was a breeze for him. What he was interested in was Niels Bohr. The leading nuclear physicist of the era, Bohr's atomic model would become the basis of chemistry for years. So Heisenberg set out, with his professor, to meet his idol. When they met, they talked for a very long time privately and it is still a mystery what they said to each other. This encounter would inspire him to write his Senior thesis on Turbulence.
Heisenberg, however, is not famous for his thoughts on turbulence. After his time with Bohr, he went to work for Germany in nuclear energy. Running 2 different plants, he researched the most efficient and safe ways to turn small atoms into the massive batteries. This research would lead him to his most infamous discovery of all. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is shown above. |
Einstein was born from a jewish couple before WW2. He began elementary school as a normal student, but soon came to dislike school as it "forced" him to learn. He dropped out of school and moved with his family years later and he took up more advanced education there. Here, he began work in a patent office and spent his free time developing his theories in theoretical physics.
He special theory of relativity states that all things are relative to one another. For example, if you were driving in a car, you are not moving. Instead, everything around you is moving. However, for someone outside the car, they are not moving and you are speeding by. This is the concept of relativity. You are moving relative to the man outside the car but relative to the car, you are not moving.
This thought turned what was commonly considered as right or wrong on its ear. It was only able to come about because the of the chaos in society.
He special theory of relativity states that all things are relative to one another. For example, if you were driving in a car, you are not moving. Instead, everything around you is moving. However, for someone outside the car, they are not moving and you are speeding by. This is the concept of relativity. You are moving relative to the man outside the car but relative to the car, you are not moving.
This thought turned what was commonly considered as right or wrong on its ear. It was only able to come about because the of the chaos in society.
- "Imagination is more important than knowledge." (Albert Einstein)
One art movement that paralleled what was happening in Science was the Dada movement. The Dada movement felt that logic had not worked for them during the war, so it should be abandoned. They created many different works about anarchy, confusion, and pretty much everything that was "anti-logical". This could be seen in physics as well.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSUPFZp7Yo
http://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/relativity.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30KfPtHec4s
http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~cheshire/EinsteinQuotes.html