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History: Einstein was no lone genius.

November 19, 2015   Einstein, physicists, physics, Relativity, Science, Scientists

Marcel Grossmann (left) and Michele Besso (right), university friends of Albert Einstein (centre), both made important contributions to general relativity.

Lesser-known and junior colleagues helped the great physicist to piece together his general theory of relativity, explain Michel Janssen and Jürgen Renn.
History: Einstein was no lone genius 

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Will Quantum Mechanics Swallow Relativity?

November 4, 2015   GUT, physics, Quantum Mechanics, Relativity

Will Quantum Mechanics Swallow Relativity?
The contest between gravity and quantum physics takes a new turn.

 

 

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