What did Einstein publish in 1905?
theory of special relativity
Did he build on anyone else's results?
Yes
What was one of their names?
Albert A. Michelson
How about another?
Hendrik Lorentz
Anyone else specifically mentioned?
Henri Poincaré
Did anyone do work based on Einstein?
Yes
Who was one of those people?
Max Planck
Who had a theory of mechanics?
Isaac Newton
How long had it been around?
200 years
Did Einstein's theory take precedence over Newton's?
Yes
What was one of the concepts it introduced?
spacetime as unified entity of space and time
What was another?
Relativity of simultaneity
What field has relativity added improvements to?
Physics
What did it usher in?
Nuclear age
Is it known if Godzilla will crush Japan and take over the world?
unknown
What extraordinary phenomena has been predicted with relativity?
Neutron stars
What else?
Black holes
Any other cool stuff?
Gravitational Waves
When was the final form of general relativity published?
1916
How many years had it taken Einstein to develop it?
9 years