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Newton didn’t believe objects affected space, the American Museum of Natural History writes, but Einstein did, and had even distinguished a fourth dimension known as space-time in his 1905 special theory of relativity.
—USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
Those mental investigations eventually led him to his special theory of relativity.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity The first way is to point out that Einstein’s special theory of relativity is a local theory of physics.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of special theory of relativity was
in 1920
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“Special theory of relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20theory%20of%20relativity. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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