How did Einsteins theory of relativity change society?

Answer 1

Until the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, it didn't. But the advent of atomic energy has changed a lot of things.

Answer 2

Einstein became the first celebrity scientist. Most people didn't understand any of his contributions but knew that they were significant and, in the case of the Special and General Theories of Relativity, philosophically counter-intuitive.

The public was more amenable to supporting science and scientists forever after.

Answer 3

Actually, it changed things far more than people think it did.

One main application (among ~many~): satellites.

Without satellites, we would not have weather warnings, GPS, advanced communications, 2000+ channels, and many, many other conveniences of everyday life.

It was Einstein's theory that allowed us to sync the difference in time-dialation between a satellite in a lower gravity state (in orbit) with computers in higher states (the planet's surface). Without the math provided by his theory, the computers on the ground could not communicate with satellites in orbit.. which would seriously limit their functionality (if not their very launching in the first place!).

There are other applications of the theory of relativity, but satellites effect far more of your daily life than most people generally realize!

Answer 4

He coined the expression "think outside the box." L.O.L.
Sorry, but he did teach us to.
Is it true that Einstein's gestation of 13 months ,rather than the normal 9 mo's is what made a him a genius?

Answer 5

I believe it provided evidence that most of the things that we thought were fixed and unchanging (like the passage of time, the occurrence of simultaneous events, the effects of gravity) are really only fixed in our frame of reference. When viewed by others, they may be quite different. This thought process was extrapolated, in some cases unfortunately, to all kinds of political and economic applications.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

it didnt