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Ideas of Albert Einstein, by Text
[German, 1879 - 1955, Born at Ulm. Educated in Munich and Switzerland. In the patent office in Berne. USA in 1930, and settled at Princeton University.]
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I do not believe in a personal God
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p.40
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Space-time arises from the connection between measurements of space and of time [Farmelo]
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p.40
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The theory is 'special' because it sticks to observers moving straight, at constant speeds [Farmelo]
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p.40
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21231
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Assume the speed of light is constant for all observers, and the laws of physics are the same [Farmelo]
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p.91
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20634
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General Relativity says there is no absolute force or acceleration [Close]
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p.97
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20636
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Newton is a special case of Einstein's general theory, with an infinite speed of light [Close]
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p.101
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20638
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General relativity assumes laws of nature are the same in all frames of reference [Close]
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p.105
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Einstein took causation to be the bedrock of physics [Coveney/Highfield]
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p.108
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Mass is a measure of energy content
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p.124
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7621
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Special relativity, unlike general relativity, was operationalist in spirit [Putnam]
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