[HN Gopher] How Einstein arrived at his theory of general relati...
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How Einstein arrived at his theory of general relativity
Author : 8ytecoder
Score : 27 points
Date : 2022-02-11 19:50 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| leephillips wrote:
| Always a pleasure to read an appreciation of this turning point
| in human thought. But, like most accounts, this book excerpt
| gives the impression that Einstein worked alone to develop his
| theory. In fact, it was more of a collaboration:
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| https://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/general-relativity-1...
| purple5 wrote:
| jdrc wrote:
| One day we will be able to link Einstein's worldview with the
| intricacies of human brain. His theory probably aligns with
| something fundamental about the way we perceive space and time
| that nobody had tapped into before him. I wonder if there are
| other such alignments that will ever happen again, before we
| collectively step back and allow machines to take over the rest
| of this timeline
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