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#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens
Lex Fridman Podcast
Einstein's Journey from Special to General Relativity
Einstein's journey from special to general relativity began with the idea of eliminating the ether and introducing the speed of light as a maximum in 1905. Minkowski's view in 1907 about blending space and time into spacetime played a crucial role. Initially skeptical, Einstein eventually embraced the concept, realizing that spacetime could have properties, including curvature. This revelation allowed him to solve the gravity problem by proposing that gravity is the curvature of spacetime, leading to the development of general relativity.
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