Who is More Important for Physics: Newton or Einstein?

[RandallB]

(Shhhhh. Randallb thinks I am a gullible person taken in by a wise-cracker.)

Ok OK - so you're not gullible, it was your creative imagination cracking wise with yourself - & us.
So - keeping it quit just with us here, in your creative imagination
(what is Hawking marking on who's photos?)

 

[Mattara]

Einstein is better than Newton since he even proved him wrong.

 

[RandallB]

Einstein is better than Newton since he even proved him wrong.

Where exactly did Einstein “prove” Newton wrong?
Don’t include the modern idea that Newtonian gravity requires “instant” transmission.
Newton never claimed that – He was very specific in mathematically defining the force relationship of gravity between two masses and clearly stated that he was not proposing anything as to how the forces were connected between the two masses.

 

[Mattara]

Where exactly did Einstein “prove” Newton wrong?
Don’t include the modern idea that Newtonian gravity requires “instant” transmission.
Newton never claimed that – He was very specific in mathematically defining the force relationship of gravity between two masses and clearly stated that he was not proposing anything as to how the forces were connected between the two masses.

That is exactly what I mean. Newton did claim that.

 

[RandallB]

Newton did claim that.

Where? Do you have a quote or referance?

 

[Lisa!]

I don't know about you guys, but I think if Newton and Einstein got in a bar fight, Newton would totally have won. I mean, it's so easy to pound on a pacifist.

- Warren

well, I don't know why I think we'd have trouble to realize who's the winner!(considering modern physics)

 

[heman]

did anyone see this movie

"E=mc2 Einstein and the world's most famous equation"

this movie starts with Faraday and finishes at Einstein,,showing that the base was laid by these guys..

 

[Mattara]

Where? Do you have a quote or referance?

My bad

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/through.html

Also, Einstein proved that the normal equations does not work when dealing with high speeds.

 

[Ouabache]

I like pie.

Mmmmm pie...
I like $\pi$ too..

 

[DeadWolfe]

Hooke pwns them both.

Fear the Hooke

 

[RandallB]

My bad

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/through.html

Also, Einstein proved that the normal equations does not work when dealing with high speeds.

Right as from your link "(Newton) admitted he could only describe it without understanding how it worked."

The idea that "normal equations" require 'instant' gravity is a modern requirement, that Newton never claimed.

As to that three way bar fight Hooke & Newton are in trouble if the pacifist brings his nuke.