What physicist said SR would be garbage by 1945?

  • Context: High School 
  • Thread starter Thread starter g.lemaitre
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Physicist Sr
Click For Summary
SUMMARY

The discussion centers on a claim made by a high school physics teacher regarding a physicist's prediction that Einstein's theory of Special Relativity (SR) would be deemed "garbage" by 1945. While the identity of this physicist remains uncertain, participants speculate it could be Hendrik Lorentz, a notable figure in the development of relativity. The conversation highlights the ongoing criticism of relativity, with references to a "cottage industry" dedicated to refuting both Special Relativity and General Relativity (GR). The discussion underscores the historical opposition to these theories without definitively identifying the physicist in question.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of Special Relativity (SR) and General Relativity (GR)
  • Familiarity with key physicists such as Albert Einstein and Hendrik Lorentz
  • Knowledge of the historical context of physics in the early 20th century
  • Awareness of the ongoing debates and criticisms surrounding relativity theories
NEXT STEPS
  • Research the contributions of Hendrik Lorentz to the theory of relativity
  • Explore the historical criticisms of relativity through academic papers and articles
  • Investigate the impact of Einstein's theories on classical physics and subsequent scientific developments
  • Examine the current state of debates regarding relativity in modern physics
USEFUL FOR

Students of physics, historians of science, and anyone interested in the controversies surrounding the theory of relativity and its critics.

g.lemaitre
Messages
267
Reaction score
2
It was about 20 years ago but since I've started studying physics independently I keep reminiscing about what my high school physics teacher taught me even though it doesn't have any utility. One thing he said was that Einstein showed his theory of SR to a physicist and the latter responded with by 1945 this will be garbage. Does anyone know who this is. I'm guessing Lorentz but it's just a guess.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
There was and still is a cottage industry in refuting SR and GR. Here is a wiki page on it.

Criticism of the theory of relativity.

I don't know what physicist predicted that it would be garbage by 1945. That's a rather strange way to talk for a physicist who has seen theory after theory replaced by improved versions. Einstein's theory did not turn Newton's into garbage.
 
http://youstupidrelativist.com/
this guy still doesn't like relativity, so much so that he attacks virtually everything else too!

There was quite a lot of opposition to relativity though.. I'm guessing any of the opponents would have said relativity would be found to be garbage.
 

Similar threads

What is the reality of being a physicist?
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
2K
High School Differences in Predictions between SR and LR?
  • · Replies 20 ·
Replies
20
Views
3K
Programs What subject is better for an aspiring experimental physicist?
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19
Views
4K
High School How would light work on a mirror very far away?
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11
Views
2K
What's with this We physicists stuff?
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13
Views
3K
Schools What kind of grades would a future physicist tend to have in high school?
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19
Views
3K
Physics Questions by a First Year UofToronto Physics Student on Grad Admissions
  • · Replies 26 ·
Replies
26
Views
5K
Are Professors' Quirky Classroom Comments Insightful or Just Funny?
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
High School Leave the science to Scientists. Just tell me what is SR.
  • · Replies 29 ·
Replies
29
Views
3K
High School How would you structure high school physics?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
2K