5 Questions
Who first proposed the concept of gravitational waves?
Oliver Heaviside
In which year did Albert Einstein predict gravitational waves based on his general theory of relativity?
1916
What type of energy do gravitational waves transport?
Gravitational radiation
Why does Newton's law of universal gravitation not provide for the existence of gravitational waves?
It assumes physical interactions propagate instantaneously
Who refused to accept the concept of gravitational waves at a later stage?
Albert Einstein
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