unified field theory

A Brief History of Physics ..

grrlscientist | June 28, 2008

tags: Unified Field Theory, humor, poetry, physics, Tim Joseph Einstein's last blackboard notes in his office shortly before his death in 1955. Seeking the Unified Field Theory consumed his last years. A friend sent this amusing little story of why we do not have a "Unified Theory of everything" in physics (which is one of its goals) and why we likely never will. I've actually seen it before, but have been unable to find the original author to attribute it to. Unified Field Theory In the beginning there was Aristotle, And objects at rest tended to remain at rest, And objects in motion…

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A Brief History of Physics ..

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