theory of relativity

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This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the American University of Beirut now suggest an answer, and it points to Einstein's general theory of relativity.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

According to Einstein's theory of relativity, gravity alters the flow of time.

From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025

Then, Albert Einstein solved the tension by coming up with the theory of relativity, which explains how massive objects cause distortions in spacetime.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Among much else, Einstein’s general theory of relativity suggested that the universe must be either expanding or contracting.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson