Relativity Quotes

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The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the… — Jiang Zemin
Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity are both accepted as scientific fact even though they're mutually exclusive. Albert Einstein spent the second half of his life… — Roy H. Williams
In Einstein's theory of relativity the observer is a man who sets out in quest of truth armed with a measuring-rod. In quantum theory he… — Arthur Eddington
It has been said that the three great develpments in twentieth century science are relativity, quantum mechanics, and chaos. That strikes me the same as… — Robert L. Devaney
In the context of general relativity, space almost is a substance. It can bend and twist and stretch, and probably the best way to think… — Alan Guth
General relativity is the cornerstone of cosmology and astrophysics. It has also provided the conceptual basis for string theory and other attempts to unify all… — Paul Davies
Should a priest reject relativity because it contains no authoritative exposition on the doctrine of the Trinity? Once you realize that the Bible does not… — Georges Lemaitre
The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum mechanics,… — Robert Nozick
I deeply believe that everything is relative. We need the bad to appreciate the good, and vice versa. We need something unexpected to happen in… — Shania Twain
Asked in 1919 whether it was true that only three people in the world understood the theory of general relativity, [Eddington] allegedly replied: "Who's the… — Arthur Eddington
I like relativity and quantum theories because I don't understand them and they make me feel as if space shifted about like a swan that… — D. H. Lawrence
[When thinking about the new relativity and quantum theories] I have felt a homesickness for the paths of physical science where there are ore or… — Arthur Eddington
The last I knew you were going to a party. just a few friends at the McEvoys' you told me. The science club, you told… — Tami Hoag
No one has yet discovered any warlike purpose to be served by the theory of numbers or relativity, and it seems unlikely that anyone will… — G. H. Hardy
Every great artist raises art to a science, and every great scientist raises science to an art, hence we have Michelangelo's David and Einstein's Theory… — Robert Breault
Now Einstein was a very clever man, with us all his philosophies he shared, He gave us the theory of relativity, which is E equals… — Richard Digance
When I was doing Professor Albert Einstein's bust he had many a jibe at the Nazi professors, one hundred of whom had condemned his theory… — Jacob Epstein
The Theory of Relativity confers an absolute meaning on a magnitude which in classical theory has only a relative significance: the velocity of light. The… — Max Planck
I always found it satisfying that gravity was described by Einstein's geometric theory of general relativity. — Antony Garrett Lisi
It is ironic that Einsteins most creative work, the general theory of relativity, should boil down to conceptualizing space as a medium when his original… — Robert B. Laughlin

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