3. Waves of Gravity
Found Year: 1916
It Was Discovered by Albert Einstein
Location: Aggressive, Powerful Universal Mechanisms
With his Theory of Relativity, possibly the most well-known genius in history, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916. Over the past century, his theories have been validated, and detectors like LIGO and LISA are specifically made to identify these elusive waves.
Georgia Tech’s Gravity Waves on YouTube
Gravitational waves travel at the speed of light and cause distortions in space and time. Because they are so feeble, only those produced by significant cosmic events, such as black hole mergers, can be detected by astronomers. The astronomical world was thrilled on September 14, 2015, when the first direct observation of a gravitational wave was made.
zi ang