| ABSTRACT
I will give
a brief summary of the history of relativity – with some well known
and some less know facts about this history. To prevent the talk from
being too dry and dull, I'll tell a few relevant anecdotes and even
express my opinion on some controversial issues.
- As I am not an historian
– nor a scholar who knows the historical literature – I will
thus, of necessity, be talking about my own experiences and my direct
involvement in general relativity (GR) over the years. My prejudices and
blind-spots will be evident.
- I will stay away from the early history of special relativity –
except for one point – and also stay away from the early history of
GR; i.e., all of Einstein's false starts and early difficulties. I will
not talk about the early tests – perihelion, bending of light and
redshift of star light – except to just mention them.
- And a few general remarks about Einstein will be thrown in for
good measure.
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