Before I can even start to think about making an infographic about the Theory of Relativity, I need to learn a bit more about Einstein and what he discovered.
Here are some facts about Einstein that I found interesting/relevant:
- Born in Ulm, Germany 1879
- He was a “lazy” student and dropped out of school (15)
- He graduated near the bottom of his class (21)
- Failed military physical tests because of his sweaty feet! (22)
- Everyday he would complete his job within 2 hours and then do his own science work (24)
- Discovered light is a particle and a wave (26)
- E=MC2 and special relativity (26)
- Becomes a professor (30)
- Discovers general relativity (32)
- Wins Nobel prize (43)
- Starts working on theory of everything (44)
- Moves to America (54)
- Rejects becoming president of Israel (74)
- Died wishing he knew more about math (76) 1955
For our brief we need to create an infographic specifically on the Theory of Relativity, so I researched that too:
There are 2 ideas that back up the theory: the laws of physics are the same for any inertial (resistance) reference frame and the speed of light in a vacuum is the same for everyone, regardless of their motion or motion from the source of light.
Results of the theory:
A result of the theory is E=MC2
E is energy, m is mass and c is the constant speed of light. Energy and mass are related: change in an object’s energy is accompanied by a change in mass.(Important for nuclear energy)
Another result of relativity is length contraction:
Objects appear shorter the faster they are moving in relation to the observer (only occurs at high speeds)
Other notes:
Nothing is ever fully resting- the galaxy and universe and earth are always moving.