Recent content by Nickriener

Ok, so according to Einstein, the Earth is held in by a "fabric" due the the Sun pulling on said "fabric." So my question, what holds people on Earth if gravity is this "spacetime fabric?"

I found an article called Speed of Light: Case History. Thanks much though. Pretty much covers it.

When was the speed of light discovered? And what steps did he/she take to figure out what it was?

such as your frame of reference?

OK, I've been wondering, what's the significance of saying "speed of light in a vaccum" if lightspeed is a constant. Is the "vacuum" part even necessary?

I was watching "The Universe" on History Channel today and it was asking the quesiton, "what was before the Big Bang and what triggered it?" Unforunately, I had to leave and could not finish watching it. Could someone shed some light? Even if you didn't see it, could you please fill me in?

Can someone please sum up "Cosmic Darwinism" for me? I've looked on search engines and I can't seem to find anything.

Finbar, I think that's why I had a hard time understanding it(it's hard to relate the string theory to proven physics, if you will). But I think I'm beginning to come around to the concept. Thank you all

Ok, I've read the basics. But I have a few questions. What is the purpose of the Superstring Theory? Like what is it trying to prove?

Would someone please give me the rundown on the String Theory? I have The Elegant Universe novel and I've been stressing to understand this theory but I've hit a few dead ends. Could someone please enlighten me? Thank you kindly