Evidence in support of general relativity came quickly. Astronomers had long known that Mercuryโs orbital motion around the sun deviated slightly from what Newtonโs mathematics predicted. In 1915, Einstein used his new equations to recalculate Mercuryโs trajectory and was able to explain the discrepancy, a realization he later described to his colleague Adrian Fokker as so thrilling that for some hours it gave him heart palpitations.
Brian GreeneBlack holes, we all know, are these regions where if an object falls in, it can't get out, but the puzzle that many struggled with over the decades is, what happens to the information that an object contains when it falls into a black hole. Is it simply lost?
Brian GreeneI believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence.
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