Albert Einstein
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The universe is expanding faster than we thought, causing problems for cosmologists. It could even mean Einstein’s theory of relativity needs revising
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Several big problems with physics at the moment involve gravity. But because Einstein’s theory works so well, it’s very difficult to change it. Some recent ideas show a possible way forward
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Two scientists who dispute the theory of general relatitivity say scientists can now test their controversial idea
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An admiring but critical biography finds the great genius guilty of inflexible thinking in his later years
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11 July 1955: Bertrand Russell issues a declaration calling for the renunciation of war in an age in which nuclear weapons are threatening ‘the continued existence of mankind’
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10 June 1921: A Guardian writer reflects on the significance of the honour for both Albert Einstein and Manchester University
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Renowned astrophysicist Mario Livio explores and analyzes major errors committed by such luminaries as Charles Darwin, Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein
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Life and Physics Whether it is cricket or physics, imagined scenarios can expand the limits of our understanding
Jon ButterworthExploring contrived extremes isn’t pointless, but it’s best done as a thought experiment
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Stuart Clark on an experiment that could result in the theory of general relativity returning to the drawing board
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Based on Einstein’s theory of general relativity, new tool allows researchers to take into account ripples in spacetime, making the most accurate simulations yet
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The theoretical physicist’s mega-selling account of the origins of the universe is a masterpiece of scientific inquiry that has influenced the minds of a generation
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Scientists from South Dakota to Australia seek material believed to make up quarter of universe, while researchers in China investigate another mystery particle
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Discovering incredibly minute vibrations from an explosion more than a billion light years away opens a new window on space
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There’s no space for today’s young Einsteins
Philip BallThe gravitational waves theorist saw physics as no one else did, but if he was around today his time would be spent chasing grants or tenures -
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Cambridge University cosmologist says breakthrough tallies with predictions he made more than 40 years ago
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‘We are going to see things that we never knew existed’ say scientists announcing the detection of gravitational waves
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Evidence of gravitational waves has been detected by scientists for the first time, after decades of searching
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Scientists have detected gravitational waves for the first time, ripples in spacetime first anticipated by Albert Einstein a century ago, in a landmark discovery announced in Washington on Thursday
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For decades signs of gravitational waves have been sought without success. On Thursday, scientists believe the first clear evidence will be revealed
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Other lives: Prominent contributor to the post-1945 renaissance in research into Einstein’s theory of general relativity
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A century after the publication of the general theory of relativity, sci-fi is still grappling with its implications, and still trying to explain it to the rest of us
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Edge of darkness: looking into the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way