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Relativity, Theory of

Great Britain · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1950–1976Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1950

Dennis William Sciama1950

Cambridge · Science / Physics

Sciama promotes Machs principle and gravitational theory questions that shape British relativity research

1976

William George Unruh1976

Vancouver · Science / Physics

Unruh predicts that accelerated observers detect thermal radiation, connecting quantum theory and relativity

Names involved

Dennis William SciamaWilliam George Unruh

Provenance

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