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Article #7614Re: Einstein's relativity and daily life
From: Dominic Dunlop
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1987 16:19
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1987 16:19
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In article <391@nikhefh.UUCP> jona@nikhefh.UUCP (Jona Oberski) writes: > >What would YOU answer to the following: > >Question: Which things - common instruments, consumergoods, etc. - would not >exist if we would not have Einstein's Theory of Relativity: "ETR"? > >... > >A2. No lasers. (??; hardly common experience). Just to be pedantic -- my specialty (or was that speciality?) -- are not lasers a consequence of the teachings of quantum theory -- God playing dice, and all that? I don't think relativity has much to do with understanding the operation of the things, although, once working, they make excellent tools for investigating relativistic effects. Dominic Dunlop domo@riddle.uucp domo@sphinx.co.uk
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!ukc!reading!onion!riddle!domo From: domo@riddle.UUCP (Dominic Dunlop) Newsgroups: sci.physics,sci.misc,misc.misc Subject: Re: Einstein's relativity and daily life Message-ID: <498@riddle.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 12:19:10 EDT Article-I.D.: riddle.498 Posted: Mon Oct 5 12:19:10 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Oct-87 22:28:19 EDT References: <391@nikhefh.UUCP> Reply-To: domo@riddle.UUCP (Dominic Dunlop) Organization: Sphinx Ltd., Maidenhead, England Lines: 19 Keywords: science for the people Summary: Lasers consequence of quantum theory, not relativity