All Things Einstein

by AndiH

Question by PhotonMan6.022: What lead Einstein to postulate that the velocity of light is constant? I understand that the Michelson-Morley result supports Einstein’s first postulate and I understand how this postulate suggests such relativistic phenomena as time dilation and length contraction, but I read that Einstein was unaware of the Michelson-Morley result at the time of his theory’s publication. So, what DID lead him to postulate the constancy of the velocity of light in vacuo??? Read the rest…

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Question by Pennsy Dutch: Is it true that the Canadian province of Alberta was named in honour of the German physicist Albert Einstein? Not to be confused with Hollywood’s Albert Einstein, whose stage name is Albert Brooks. Best answer:

Answer by Warren S
Alberta was named after Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.

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