Albert Einstein Theory Of Relativity Essay

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Albert Einstein had a dream about a bicycle with a light and this is the beginning of a path that eventually landed him the 1921 Noble Prize in Physics. It was the Theory of Relativity which won him his fame however, instead the Nobel Prize was awarded for his photoelectric theory due to a few challengers. Unlike the rest of the physicists, Einstein always thought “his theories were true based on his discoveries and if something went wrong with his experiment it was that the experiment was correct and the theory was wrong”. Winning a Nobel Prize is a whole production. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences selects the awardees in physics, chemistry, and economics by invite only. A committee of 5 individuals separately review an area of each …show more content…

The Theory of Relativity explains how objects move relative to one another. For example if there are two jet planes flying in a straight line their speed is constant but as soon as one of them makes a slight movement to go around an object it no longer is part of relativity. Einstein’s theory of relativity was based on two key principles. The First Principle was: Relativity laws of physics don’t change even objects moving at constant speed frames of reference. The second principle was: The speed of light is the same to everyone who is watching it no matter what position you are in. Einstein explained that Relativity created a link between space and time. The Universe has several dimensions but only one time dimension (up and down, left and right, forward and backward and the last dimension being time). The speed of light is constant but is seen differently depending on your position and only evident when you are travelling close to the speed of light. Einstein’s equation E=MC2 was the formula for the relationship between Mass and Energy. E is for Energy M is for Mass/ weight and C is for the speed of light. If an object ever tries to reach the capacity of the speed of light the mass also increases. An object trying to travel at the same speed of c would cause the objects mass and energy to be endless. A Heavier object does not have the capacity to speed up as fast as a

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