Introduction Special relativity was introduced into the world in 1905 by a man named Albert Einstein. At the time it was a difficult concept to understand because it took place under conditions most people didn't even consider. Technology has greatly improved since the year 1905, not only w...

The Rise of Einsteinian Special Relativity In 1905, Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity was proposed. The reason that it is so "special" is because it was part of the more complex and extensive Theory of General Relativity, which was published in 1915. His theory reshaped t...

The Twins Paradox uses Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity to explain that time travel is possible. Let's say two twins are on Earth. They are both twenty years old. One leaves in a spaceship. She is gone for sixty years. When she returns the twin that remained on Earth is eighty years old, ...