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The theory of relativity was founded by Einstein and is used in science everyday. There are many different theory of relativity. Einstein’s Theory of special relativity can be broken down to two main statements; 1. “the speed of light is the same for all observers; no matter what their relative speed and 2. The laws of physics are the same in any inertial (that is, non-accelerated) frame of reference. This means that the laws of physics observed by a hypothetical observer traveling with a relativistic particle must be the same as those observed by an observer who is stationary in the laboratory.” (SLAC, 1).




 * Work cited**

Lawson, Robert. "Einstein, Albert. 1920. Relativity: The Special and General Theory." __Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus and hundreds more__. 5 Feb. 2009 http://www.bartleby.com/173/.

In this website you will find information on both speical and general reletivity. It goes into detail about the difference between them. This is a good website becuase it has an specific biography, that shows the book from which the information came from. The book was written by Einstin himself. Also you can find the book in a library if you wanted to to look at the credability.

"Theory: Special Relativity (SLAC VVC)." __SLAC Public Website Server__. 31 Oct. 2008. 5 Feb. 2009 .