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| From | HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics, alt.astronomy |
| Subject | Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? |
| Date | 2015-09-05 05:45 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <msedeo$r6v$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 9/4/2015 1:55 PM, Sam Wormley wrote: > Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? >> http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lost-in-thought-how-important-to-physics-were-einstein-s-imaginings/ >> > > >> Gedankenexperiment, German for “thought experiment,” was Albert >> Einstein's famous name for the imaginings that led to his greatest >> breakthroughs in physics. He traced his realization of light's finite >> speed—the core idea of special relativity—to his teenage daydreams >> about riding beams of light. General relativity, his monumental >> theory of gravitation, has its origins in his musings about riding up >> and down in an elevator. In both cases, Einstein crafted new theories >> about the natural world by using his mind's eye to push beyond the >> limitations of laboratory measurements. >> >> Einstein was neither the first nor the last theorist to do this, but >> his remarkable achievements were pivotal in establishing the >> gedankenexperiment as a cornerstone of modern theoretical physics. >> Today physicists regularly use thought experiments to craft new >> theories and to seek out inconsistencies or novel effects within >> existing ones. Excellent article. I often find myself doing these thought experiments and failing. It's all about how many moves ahead can you think as it is in chess. Einstein could do maybe 6-8. I am limited to 4-6..And dropping with age. Many times I feel that I am on the verge of new science thought and it all falls apart. I think that this must be ubiquitous because almost all great, original scientific theories have come from young people. "Rejoice, young man, in thy youth". -Ecclesiastes 11:9 -- "Are we going to fight or are we going to stand around all day?" https://goo.gl/TU0Xr6
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Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 12:55 -0500
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-04 13:31 -0500
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain> - 2015-09-04 21:22 +0000
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? dobri karagorgov <dobrikarate.gov@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 13:04 -0700
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 05:45 -0400
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? Mahipal <mahipal7638@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 07:57 -0700
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 12:50 -0400
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? gilber34 <invalid@invalid.com> - 2015-09-05 12:04 -0500
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? "Gob Knobbler" <invalid@porat.net> - 2015-09-05 11:25 -0700
Re: Lost in Thought--How Important to Physics Were Einstein's Imaginings? "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-09-05 07:38 -0700
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