Albert Einstein & His Mind-Bending Genius

Ever wonder how one person could change the world forever? Dive into the fascinating life and mind of Albert Einstein, the genius who unlocked the secrets of space, time, and energy.
Was he REALLY as smart as everyone says? Was E=mc² just the tip of the iceberg?
Join us as we unravel the mysteries of this iconic figure, decode his groundbreaking theories (without the math headache!), and explore his incredible journey from a patent clerk to a physics icon.

[thomasjamison]

Asked the reporter, "Dr. Einstein, what's it like to be the most intelligent person in the world?|
Replied the good doctor, "I don't know. You will have to ask Tesla."

[rbwinn]

Einstein's theory never did bend my mind. I discovered this when I was in high school. Our physics teacher was explaining Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity to us. He told us that Einstein had proven that a moving clock would be slower than a clock that was not moving. So for the moving clock, I imagined a clock in a flying airplane and for the clock that was not moving, a clock on the ground. It was obvious to me that if the pilot of the airplane had a slower clock than an observer on the ground had to time the flight of the airplane, he would get a faster speed for the airplane. Then I read Einstein's book on the subject and was surprised to learn that the equations Einstein used showed that the pilot of the airplane and the observer on the ground would get the same speed for the airplane.
This caused me to believe that scientists were using the wrong equations for relativity. I began to search for equations that would show the reality of the situation, the pilot of the airplane getting a faster speed for the airplane. I eventually did find the equations I was looking for.
x'=x-vt
y'=y
z'=z
t'=t
These equations are called the Galilean transformation equations and are the equations scientists used to describe relativity before 1887, when scientists threw them away and began using the complicated equations they use today. Here is how to describe the time of a slower clock such as Einstein described in his Special Theory using the Galilean transformation equations. From the frame of reference of the airplane here is what would be seen.
x = x' - (-vt/n')n'
y = y'
z = z'
n = n'
n' is the time of the slower clock in the airplane. (-vt/n') is the velocity of the ground relative to the airplane according to the time of the slower clock. n = n' shows that the time of the slower clock in the airplane is being used in both frames of reference. I was in physics class in high school in 1964 when I arrived at this conclusion. Since that time I have tried to explain it to scientists and ordinary people. The scientists either ignore me or respond with profanity and insults. The ordinary people sometimes agree with me but go right back to their adoration of Einstein as the most intelligent man who ever lived. I still believe what I have always believed. Scientists are using the wrong equations to describe relativity. Watch how many responses this post in this comment section gets.

[ThomasSmith-oszc]

Albert Einstein was a genius at making people think he was a genius. That's all.