Albert Einstein's On The Electrodynamics Of Moving Bodies
Young Einstein
Albert Einstein, the man who would later be known as the most influential physicist of the 20th century was born in 1879 to his mother Pauline and father Hermann Einstein in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany. Young Einstein attended elementary school at luitpold gymnasium in Munich. At the age of five Albert received a compass and became fascinated that no matter what, the needle always pointed the same direction. Later in life Einstein noted “that experience made a deep and lasting impression on me, something deeper had to be hidden behind things.” Little did he know at the time but his fascination of the compass would later contribute to his initial thoughts leading up to his first scientific paper entitled “Concerning the Investigation of the State of Magnetic Fields” at the age of 16. At the age of 12 Einstein picked up a geometry book he referred to as his “holy booklet” and used it to teach himself geometry as well as become familiar with the current scientific discoveries of his time. At the age of 15 the Einstein family moved to Milan, Italy after …show more content…
This article displays Einstein’s special theory of relativity in which he explains how to interpret motion between different inertial frames of reference in special occasions where the motion is uniform. Special relativity explains motion in a straight line at a constant speed. However, Einstein goes on to explain that if acceleration or change in direction occurs resulting in a change in the nature of the motion special relativity will not apply and Einstein’s general theory of relativity will then be used to explain the general case of all other types of motion. Unfortunately Einstein did not figure out the math to demonstrate general relativity until
Albert Einstein, the man who would later be known as the most influential physicist of the 20th century was born in 1879 to his mother Pauline and father Hermann Einstein in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany. Young Einstein attended elementary school at luitpold gymnasium in Munich. At the age of five Albert received a compass and became fascinated that no matter what, the needle always pointed the same direction. Later in life Einstein noted “that experience made a deep and lasting impression on me, something deeper had to be hidden behind things.” Little did he know at the time but his fascination of the compass would later contribute to his initial thoughts leading up to his first scientific paper entitled “Concerning the Investigation of the State of Magnetic Fields” at the age of 16. At the age of 12 Einstein picked up a geometry book he referred to as his “holy booklet” and used it to teach himself geometry as well as become familiar with the current scientific discoveries of his time. At the age of 15 the Einstein family moved to Milan, Italy after …show more content…
This article displays Einstein’s special theory of relativity in which he explains how to interpret motion between different inertial frames of reference in special occasions where the motion is uniform. Special relativity explains motion in a straight line at a constant speed. However, Einstein goes on to explain that if acceleration or change in direction occurs resulting in a change in the nature of the motion special relativity will not apply and Einstein’s general theory of relativity will then be used to explain the general case of all other types of motion. Unfortunately Einstein did not figure out the math to demonstrate general relativity until