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*DIGITAL* Einstein in a Nutshell
May 5
7:00 pm
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
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Please note: due to the Covid-19 crisis, the 2020-2021 First Wednesdays talks will only be offered online, via Zoom. Advance registration is required for these events. Register for this free talk.
Einstein’s most famous contribution to science—his theory of relativity—is based on an idea so simple it can be stated in one sentence. Yet from that simple idea, explains Middlebury professor Richard Wolfson, follow conclusions that have revolutionized our notions of space, time, and causality.
Register for this free talkUnderwriter: Peter Gilbert Endowment Fund
Partner: Middlebury College and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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For more information
- Einstein page at Biography.com
- Review of Richard Wolfson’s book Simply Einstein, Publishers Weekly
- Albert Einstein quotes at Goodreads.com
“Simple Relativity — Understanding Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity”: