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In particular, revolutions like special relativity and general relativity, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, and the Big Bang and cosmic inflation completely overthrew our prior picture of how things actually behave.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1916, Albert Einstein discovered that his theory of general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by anything with mass that accelerates.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Theoretical physicists have long been fascinated by this conflict between the predictions of general relativity and those of quantum mechanics, which is known as the information paradox.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Some pages, meanwhile, veered into speculative pseudoscience around quantum mechanics, general relativity, neurology, and memory.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1916, Albert Einstein discovered that his theory of general relativity predicted the existence of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by anything with mass that accelerates.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Theoretical physicists have long been fascinated by this conflict between the predictions of general relativity and those of quantum mechanics, which is known as the information paradox.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Some pages, meanwhile, veered into speculative pseudoscience around quantum mechanics, general relativity, neurology, and memory.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
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“General relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20relativity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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