theory of relativity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of theory of relativity
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the American University of Beirut now suggest an answer, and it points to Einstein's general theory of relativity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
These twin mergers not only provide fresh insight into how black holes form and evolve but also confirm, with unmatched precision, the predictions of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2025
Albert Einstein expanded on this in 1916, describing gravitational waves as ripples in the fabric of space-time in his general theory of relativity.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2025
Using Einstein’s theory of relativity you can construct a world—the world of our daily experience—in which Newtonian laws very closely correspond to what actually happens.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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