[lit-ideas] Einstein's Moment of Glory--1907 "the gravitational field has only a relative existence"
- From: "Richard Henninge" <RichardHenninge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:15:40 +0100
Einstein's Moment of Glory
It was in 1907 that the most fortunate thought of my life came to me . . .
the gravitational field had only a relative existence, since for an observer
who is in a free fall from the roof of a house--at least in his
surroundings--no gravitational field exists. In fact, all objects dropped by
this observer remain in a state of rest or uniform movement, independent of
their chemical or physical nature.
---Translation of "Die Sternstunde" from _Aus meinen späten Jahren_ by
Albert Einstein.
Richard Henninge
University of Mainz
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