Einstein's Universe

[Torquemada]

Watching 'Einstein and Eddington' I was minded of an excellent programme I saw when I was young called 'Einstein's Universe', introduced by Peter Ustinov it attempted to explain the man's complex theories to the world.



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[Torquemada]

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[Steve Crook]

name='Torquemada']Watching 'Einstein and Eddington' I was minded of an excellent programme I saw when I was young called 'Einstein's Universe', introduced by Peter Ustinov it attempted to explain the man's complex theories to the world.



Is there any chance anyone has a copy to trade please?

An even better explanation of the theory of relativity can be found in the episode of Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man. He shows the tram car in the centre of Berne, where Einstein worked in the patent office, heading away from the clock in the town square. Consider the light carrying the information that shows the time on the clock as it goes from the clock to someone on the tram. Then consider it as the speed of the tram approaches the speed of light. It will take longer and longer for the light from the clock to reach the tram so the person on the tram won't see the time change on the clock so quickly, so time will appear to slow down.



He then goes on to explain the other major points of the theory.



The explanation of gravity fields in Einstein and Eddington was very good.



Steve