Einstein's Big Idea

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How long did it take Einstein to develop his theory of light?

10 years

In what year did Einstein publish his paper that proposed e=mc^2?

1905

In what year did Einstein divorce his wife to marry his cousin?

1919

What accident led to Faraday becoming a lab apprentice?

A chemical reaction gone wrong which led to Sir Humphrey have an injury in his eye

How long did it take for Einstein's ideas to be accepted?

About 4 years

Who created the equation, e=mc^2?

Albert Einstein

Who is considered the father of modern Physics?

Albert Einstein

Which of the scientist worked during the French Revolution?

Antoine Lavoisier

What was Faraday's big discovery?

Electromagnetism

What 3 things does e=mc^2 relate together?

Energy, matter, and light

True or False: Michael Faraday had his servent bind his book together for him to publish.

False

How did Einstein approch the speed of light?

He accepted that the speed of light is always constant, and bent the universe to fit that theory

What was Einstein's view on time?

He thought that time wasn't constantly flowing, but could slow down and speed up

What did Lavoisier's major experiment entail?

He transformed the products of oxidation on iron back into water

How did Lavoisier die?

He was beheaded in the French Revolution

What job did Einstein take after not being able to get a referall from a professor?

He worked at a Swiss patent office

Who demonstrated that light is an electromagnetic wave?

James Clerk Maxwell

In Einstein's Theory of Relativity, what was the one constant?

Light

Who needed to flee Nazi Germany after being 'fired' from their job as a Scientist?

Lisa Meitner

Why did Chatelet have a difficult time having her work be taken seriously?

Many woman were thought to not be able to make their own theories and hypotheses

Which famous scientist asked Einstein to explain his theory to him, and took it seriously?

Max Planck

Who created the idea of different forces being connected as "energy"?

Michael Faraday

Who proposed the idea of light being an electromagnetic wave?

Michael Faraday

What was Lavoisier obsessed with?

Preciseness

What did Emilie du Chatelet show?

She showed that the velocity of an object must be squared when calculating its total kinetic energy

Why was Einstein's wife angry that he didn't get a promotion?

She would not be able to go back and finish her degree because they wouldn't have enough money

Which famous scientist did Chatelet question?

Sir Issac Newton

What was Lavoisier's theory?

That during the course of changing matter from one substance to another, no matter is lost.

What aspect of science did Albert Einstein question?

The nature of light

Why is Einstein's idea so revolutionary?

We have thought, for thousands of years, that light, energy, and mass weren't connected


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