Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Universe In a Nutshell 54321-3
5 Comments
  • Einstein believes that a static universe could have existed forever, or could've been created in its present form at some time in the past
  • Einstein never took the big bang seriously, he believed the model of an uniformly expanding universe would break down if one followd the motions back in time.
  • Einstein thought the universe had a previous contracting phase, with a bounce into the presence expansion
  • Einstein's famous 'dictum' " God does not play dice".
  • Isaac Newton gave us the first mathematical model for time and space in his Principia Mathematica.
4Questions
  • Is it possible for scientists to have some sort of religion?
  • Did Einstein have any form of religion he followed in his life?
  • Since Scientists were principal targets for Nazis, why couldnt they build atomic bombs?
  • What about time specifically, worried Immanuel Kant?
3Vocab
  • Quantum: A quantity or amount
  • Dictum: An authoritative, often formal pronouncement
  • Validity: Well grounded
2Literary Devices
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1Summarizing Sentence
  • This section is about philosophers direct opinion on time, the past present and future.