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Theory of Relativity Background: I know that Albert Einsteins theory has to do with physics. I also know that it can be shown in an equation form. It was one of the greatest discoveries made by Einstein that benefited the world. Thesis: The theory of relativity greatly impacted the science world in the fields of cosmology, physics, and altered many peoples way of thinking.

**  Cosmology:   **

One area that was greatly altered by Einstein's theory of relativity was the field of cosmology. Cosmology is the effect of gravity on the universe as a whole. When he first created this theory he had no idea what a break through he had actually made.His theory explained also had to deal with how black holes were created in space. As Einsteins theory explains is that whenever a star is about to die it must give off its nucleur fuel. According to the theory when a dying star reaches a mass 3 times greater then the sun, the star cannot withstand any more pressure which then causes it to collapse creating a black hole. Ironically, Einstein himself did not believe in the existence of black holes, even though they were predicted by his theory(Lightman 1).

**Physics:** Another science field that was greatly impacted by the theory of relativity was physics. Albert Einsteins theory describe some events that most people find a hard time even believing. His theories explain the interaction between time and space, matter, and energy. For example one person can observe that 2 events happen at the same time, but another person can observe that the same 2 events occur at totally different times. His theory is showing that matter as the abilty to turn into energy, and energy has the abilty to turn into matter. They are two of the "foundation blocks" upon which modern physics were built on(Dine 1). - http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/ -this link will help show the physic aspect of the theory of relativity(Wolfe 1). ** Way of Life:  ** We all know that Albert Einsteins theory of relativity made an impact on the science areas, but he greatly impacted the everyday life of the people to this very day. When he first started creating these theories no one really believed that what this guy was saying was even possible. Most thought that this man was crazy and all his work were a bunch of lies. But what they did not know was the many impacts it would have on the world today. His theories and discoveries were revolutionary because it showed how the speed at which time happens is mutable; that space and time are always around us(Edemariam 1). Lasting Thoughts: Peoples way of life,cosmology, and physics are areas of our world today that were drastically impacted by Albert Einsteins theory of realtivity. Most people told him he was crazy and what he was doing was a bunch of non-sense and everyone would just forget about all of his studies that he had done. But they were completely wrong. In my examples and the articles I have read, his theories are greatly admired by many scientists around the entire world.
 * [[image:http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/mathfigs/eq-gamma.gif width="172" height="63" caption="They way to finding relativity but in the mathematical form(Mitchell)."]] ||
 * They way to finding relativity but in the mathematical form(Mitchell). ||
 * [[image:http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/images/rela-chunky.jpg width="198" height="196" caption="Picture of Einstein(Lightman1)."]] ||
 * Picture of Einstein(Lightman1). ||

__Bibliographies__ Dine, Michael. "World Book at NASA." __Relativity__. 20 Jan. 2009 [|www.nasa.gov/worldbook/relativity_worldbook.html]. -I chose to use this first article because it was written by NASA and they are a very valid source to find info. Edemariam, Aida. " Relativity for dummies | Education | The Guardian ." __Latest news, sport, business, comment and reviews fromthe Guardian | guardian.co.uk__. 6 Jan. 2005. 27 Jan. 2009 <[|http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2005/jan/06/science.highereducation]>.-I chose this article because it explained the theory of relativity in an easy to understand language for a begginer. Lightman, Alan. "NOVA | Einstein's Big Idea | Relativity (Lightman Essay) | PBS." __PBS__. 27 Jan. 2009 <[|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/]>.-I chose this article because it was created by NOVA another very crible source. "Theory:Special Relativity (SLAC VVC)." __SLAC Public Website Server__. 27 Jan. 2009 <[|http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/theory/relativity.html]>.-Chose this one because it showed the mathematical aspect of the theory of relativity. Wolfe, Joe. "Relativity: Einstein's theory of relativity in animations and film clips. Einstein Light." __School of Physics at UNSW, Sydney, Australia__. 27 Jan. 2009 <http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight-Usedi used this website because it provided me with a very informative video.