Sunday, March 6, 2016

WWI: Perspectives in Print

  1. Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
    1. E=mc^2
      1. The foundation of creating the atomic bomb for WW2
    2. Made sure in his lectures that the audience understood him
      1. If you could not explain something simply, then you don't understand it
    3. Believed in non-violence
    4. German's thought Einstein plagiarized all of his work
    5. This theory could create new inventions for the war
    6. Not many people could understand the theory 
    7. A lot of people thought that Einstein's theory was False
    8. "The Poet in Science"
    9. This theory was the beginning of a very large scientific era
  2. Einstein moved from Germany
    1. Many people did not support his work
    2. People thought he stole this theory from someone else
  3. Science did not stop during the war
  4. How did this relate to WWI?
    1. The world was constantly changing
    2. Every scientific discovery was helpful
    3. Anything to help people know something about the universe was helpful
  5. The Theory of Relativity was just the beginning of scientific discoveries