Max Born explains the theory of relativity
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MAX BORN
EXPLAINS THE THEORY
RELATIVITY
One date prescribed Max Born to explain the theory of relativity to her.
- If you please. I’ll just start with a preface.
Once a colleague from France came to visit me. When we met, it turned out that he spoke German about as badly as I spoke French. However, we talked about physics problems in the language of formulas and therefore quickly reached mutual understanding. Things got worse when we tried to talk about general things.
On a hot day we wandered through the forest for a long time. I was tired and thirsty. Just then we came across a farm, and I proposed.
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Let’s buy milk.
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Milk? What is milk?
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It’s liquid. This, you know, white liquid.
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Liquid? What is white?
—You don’t know the color white? I hope you saw a swan?
-What is a swan?
— A swan is a large bird with a curved neck.
- With a curved neck?
“You don’t know what a curved neck is?” Look at my hand. Bot I keep it curved.
- A… Bot, what is a curved neck? Thank you very much. Now, I think I understand what milk is…
The lady quickly turned the conversation to another topic.