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Einstein-Bergson Time Debate

Debates Henri Bergson over the meaning of time, confronting philosophical objections to the operational treatment of simultaneity in special relativity.

Albert Einstein in his Berlin office around 1920
Albert Einstein in his Berlin office, about 1920. Unknown photographer — public domain. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Einstein-Bergson Time Debate

6 April 1922 · Paris · United States of America · Physics

Debates Henri Bergson over the meaning of time, confronting philosophical objections to the operational treatment of simultaneity in special relativity.

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