Einstein's Big Idea
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
