General relativity Quote by Freeman Dyson

When general relativity was first put forward in 1915, the math was very unfamiliar to most physicists. Now we teach general relativity to advanced…

— Brian Greene

The field equations and the whole history of general relativity have been complicated.

— Rainer Weiss

“It sometimes happens that mathematical methods conceived in the abstract turn out later to be so well suited to a particular application that they…

— Basil Mahon

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.

— Michael Moorcock

“All knowledge of reality starts from experience and ends in it.” But he immediately proceeded to emphasize the role that “pure reason” and logical…

— Walter Isaacson

“General Theory of Relativity.”

— Lee Vickers

General relativity is the cornerstone of cosmology and astrophysics. It has also provided the conceptual basis for string theory and other attempts to unify…

— Paul Davies

By the time 1967 had rolled around, general relativity had been relegated to mathematics departments... in most people's minds, it bore no relation to…

— Rainer Weiss

The math of quantum mechanics and the math of general relativity, when they confront one another, they are ferocious antagonists and the equations don't…

— Brian Greene

The real reason why general relativity is widely accepted is because it made predictions that were borne out by experimental observations.

— Brian Greene

The scientists often have more unfettered imaginations than current philosophers do. Relativity theory came as a complete surprise to philosophers, and so did quantum…

— Robert Nozick

“general relativity and quantum mechanics cannot both be right,”

— Brad S. Gregory