Episode 8: Einstein and Hilbert's Relativity Race
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This episode of The Privatdozent Podcast is based on the July 3rd 2021 newsletter 'Einstein and Hilbert's Relativity Race'. Read by Steve King, the episode is about events from November 1915 when Einstein and Hilbert were engaged in a race to find the correct mathematical foundation for the theory of general relativity. Transcript Chapters: Welcome (00:00), Introduction (00:20), Timeline of Relativity Theory (02:37), November 2015 (08:45), The Dispute (16:12), What is Indisputable (21:16). Get this and all past and future episodes of The Privatdozent Podcast delivered automatically to your preferred podcast app by becoming a subscriber of the Privatdozent newsletter. In addition to the podcast, all premium subscribers also receive access to the full archive of essays, exclusive newsletters and podcasts, as well as access to the comment section. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.privatdozent.co
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