Einstein Movie Questions
Which astronomer initially agreed to help Einstein
Henry Freudlich
Who does Einstein fall in love with in Berlin?
His cousin Elsa
Where is the next eclipse in 1922 that seven expeditions setout to film?
Australia
What year is known as Einstein's miracle year?
1905
When is the completed theory of general relativity finally published
1916
What year did Einstein finally get a nobel prize
1922
How many papers did he publish that year?
4
How many starts show up on Campbell's picture of the eclipse?
92
Where does eddington go on 1919 to film yet another eclipse to maybe confirm the general relativity after Campbell's data showed the theory may be invalid?
Africa
What happened to freundlich when he went to film the eclipse in Russia
Arrested and became prisoner of war
In another paper Einstein proved the existence of?
Atoms
Where and when was the first total solar eclipse going to occur that this astronomer planned to photograph?
August 21st, 1914, Crimea Russia
What did Einstein daydream about during is free time at this job?
riding a beam of light
Why does the earth move in a circle around the sun?
space pushes the earth towards the sun
Who was the pioneer of eclipse photography at that time
Campbell
Why does Campbell fail to get a picture of the eclipse?
Clouds
Did Campbell's results confirm or invalidate the theory of general relativity?
Confirm
Who is considered one of th greatest mathematicians of all time and tries to race Einstein to solve the mathematics involved in general relativity
David hilbert
What are the five important words from Campbell?
Delay publishing Einstein results Campbell
What equations shows the relationship between matter and energy?
E=mc^2
After he divorces his wife who does he marry?
Elsa
What becomes Einsteins nurse when he becomes sick
Elsa
Who was one of the first scientists to develop chemical weapons?
Fritz Haber
What is considered one of the greatest achievements of the human mind?
General relativity
What was the name of the new theory to replace special relativity
General relativity
What proposition did Einstein give his wife if she would divorce him
Give her Nobel peace prize money
What job did Einstein consider when he couldn't get a job?
Insurance salesman
who ended up reading einstein's papers as the one man who can fully understand him?
Max Planck
What planet's orbit deviates from newtons law of motion
Mercury
The problem with Einstein's theory of special relativity is that it only applies for...
Moving in a straight line at a constant speed
What paper did he get the Nobel prize for
Photoelectric effect
What color flowers would Einstein bring to the train station to signal he would go to Berlin?
Red
What did Einstein need in order to confirm his theory?
Solar eclipse
Special relativity unifies which two things?
Space and time
What is more popular and more controversial than Einsteins most popular equation?
Special relativity
What could have enough mass to bend light?
Sun
Science is done by
The seat of your pants
What is Einstein's old faithful way of reasoning?
The thought experiment
What was Einstein's life goal?
To know God's thoughts in a mathematical way
Special relativity failed for...
accelerations
Where could you find the largest refracting telescope in the world at that time?
licke observatory in San Jose California
Who was the father of modern science?
newton
What did his first papers address?
photoelectric effect
The next eclipse Campbell tries to photograph in 1918 is where?
Goldendale
What was missing from special relativity ?
Gravity
