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Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity might seem complicated but its a fascinating scientific advancement.

Albert Einstein's theory is one of the most important scientific advancements of our time. It is split in to two part; special and general relativity. Special relativity deals with the question of weather rest and motion are relative, and Einstein's conjecture that they are relative. ( allaboutscience.org.) General relativity describes accelerating objects and gravity. It expands on Newtons theories and show that objects continue to move in a straight line in space-time, but we view it as acceleration because of the curved nature of space-time. The theory of relativity is very complex, but it can be broken down to simpler meanings.

The idea of all motion being relative is a major part of the theory of relativitey. Thoguh a frame of referance on earth would appear motionless, from space it is moving with the earth. We can never know which celestial object is moving and which one is standing still. (light-science.com) The equation used to demonstrate this theory is //E = mc2, which reveals the equivalence of mass and energy.// It reveals that objects moving near light speed will look slower from the observer on earth because we move so much slower.

Something on earth can appear motionless but in fact is there is no way to tell because of the way the earth moves. This was one of the most amazing thoughts from Einstein's theory. If you were to see a moving car drive by a car at rest, really you could say that the car at rest passed the car thats moving from your perspective.

Einstein changed the science world with this controversial theory, and made amazing discoveries. He showed that objects move in a straight line in space-time but appear differently because of the curved nature of space-time. This is called the "curved space-time coninuim." (allaboutscience.org). It demonstrates the dimensions of space and time as a 2-dimensional surface. This is probably the most complex part of the theory and it explains light bending around the sun as well as black holes.

Einsteins revolutionary theory changed the face of modern science. His explanations of motion, gravity, and time make this a complicated theory, and intreseting work. Though controversial, the facts about space-time, and his equations are very informative. This is the amazing work that won Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize.

Work Cited

Slosson, Dr. Edward. "The theory of relativity: Albert Einstein by Dr. Edwin E. Slosson." __Light-Science.com: Educational Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Environment, Biographies__. 5 Feb. 2009 .

- This site is a great source and i learned a lot from it. It gave me a great basic understanding of the theory of relativity. This is easy to understand and very informative

"Theory Of Relativity." __Science - AllAboutScience.org__. 5 Feb. 2009 .

- In this site you can learn the basics about the Theory of Relativity in terms that are easy to undersetand. It contains examples and comparisons that help to demonstrate Einsteins theory. Overall it is a very good site to start with when learning the Theory of Relativity. This is a very credible article. It was written by a educated physicist who knows what he's talking about. It was written in the 1940's but modern writers updated it with facts that came about after the original article.