Galileo - Einstein Discussion
Essay by Greek • August 2, 2011 • Essay • 410 Words (2 Pages) • 1,793 Views
Background Info: Einstein: German born in 1879, Jewish, Galileo: Italian 1564 both were scientists
Galileo: Hey! Albert! did you know that the Solar System revolves around the sun and not the Earth?
Einstein: Of course! Everyone knows that these days! Who wouldn't?
Galileo: Well, back in my day no one would accept that fact, those fools that belong to the Church are never open to any change.
Einstein: Ahh, The feelings mutual my friend. I cant tell you how many times my ideas have been rejected by society.
Galileo: Well then, tell me some of the things that have changed since my time.
Einstein: Yes of course my good friend, For starters were not put on house arrest if we disagree with the church.
Galileo: That world you live in sounds fantastic! it seems like a lot of things have improved during my time.
Einstein: Im not finished yet my good friend! Also id like to add that because of my new discovery, we now know why the sky is blue
Galileo: let me guess.. Is it because the moon reflects blue light during the daytime?
Einstein: No! You idiot, where did you get this absurd conclusion?
Galileo: well you see uhh-
Einstein: No no. The sky is blue because sunlight consists of light waves of varying wavelengths, each of which is seen as a different color. The minute particles of matter and molecules of air in the atmosphere intercept and scatter the white light of the sun. A larger portion of the blue color in white light is scattered, more so than any other color because the blue wavelengths are the shortest.
Galileo: Oh wow.. Interesting
Einstein: yes very enticing good fellow.
Galileo: anything else to add sir?
Einstein: Yes much more. First there's e=mc^2 which means that mass and energy are equivalent to each other, and it implies that matter can be formed into energy and energy transformed into matter. Then there's the General theory of Relativity, which is the geometric theory of gravity by me in 1916!! Then 5 years later I was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize because of the photoelectric effect, which states that all electrons have definite mass. Ahh! I love physics its like heaven on earth!
Galileo: What? That's all Einstein?
Einstein: That's all? Well let's
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