Einstein's Theory of Relativity and 20th Century Science
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The scientific legacy of the 20th century gave proof of the revolutionary changes in many areas of the sciences, in particular, physics, biology, astronomy, chemistry, neurosciences, and earth and environmental ______.

sciences

20th Century Science generated entirely novel insights in all areas of research, often thanks to the introduction of novel ______ methods.

research

Twentieth century cosmology greatly improved our knowledge of the place that man and his planet occupy in the ______.

universe

Questions now arise on the origin and overall, its history and its ______.

<p>laws</p> Signup and view all the answers

The epistemological and methodological questions as well as the interdisciplinary aspects become ever more important in scientific ______.

<p>research</p> Signup and view all the answers

The 'wonder' that Plato and Aristotle put at the origin of thought, today extends to ______ itself.

<p>science</p> Signup and view all the answers

Einstein's formulation of the theory of relativity in 1905 included the unifying concept of energy related to mass and the speed of light: E = ______

<p>mc2</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the 20th century, the development of the semi-conductor (transistor) led to great advances in ______ technology

<p>information</p> Signup and view all the answers

The year 1953 was an important landmark for biology with the description by Crick and Watson of the structure of ______, the carrier of genetic information

<p>DNA</p> Signup and view all the answers

Modern physics in the 20th century grew into a primary discipline contributing to all today’s basic natural sciences: astronomy, ______, and biology

<p>chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

It took a hundred years since Clausius's time for it to be fully recognized that all biological processes have also to obey the laws of ______

<p>thermodynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the second half of the 20th century, several branches of science continued to make great progress in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, ______, and astronomy

<p>geology</p> Signup and view all the answers

Physics has enabled us to understand the basic components of ______ and we are well on the way to an ever more consistent and unitary understanding of the entire structure of natural reality

<p>matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

The latest developments in ______ are also particularly surprising: they further confirm the great unity of physics

<p>astrophysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

The 20th century has seen medicine find a cure for many ______ diseases and the beginning of organ transplants

<p>life-threatening</p> Signup and view all the answers

From progress in computational logic to the chemistry of ______, scientific research has broadened our knowledge

<p>materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

Biology too, with the discovery of DNA and the development of genetics, allows us to penetrate the fundamental processes of ______

<p>life</p> Signup and view all the answers

Information technology and the digital processing of information have transformed our lifestyle and our way of communicating in the space of very few ______

<p>decades</p> Signup and view all the answers

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