Albert Einstein’s significant contribution in understanding the universe was his theory of relativity. Is this theory is not falsifiable after resolving the conflict between Newton’s laws and Maxwell’s electromagnetic laws? Explain.
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Albert Einstein’s significant contribution in understanding the universe was his theory of relativity.
Is this theory is not falsifiable after resolving the conflict between Newton’s laws and Maxwell’s
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