10 Questions
In what year were gravitational waves later predicted by Albert Einstein?
1916
Who first proposed the concept of gravitational waves?
Oliver Heaviside
What is the speed at which gravitational waves propagate from their source?
Speed of light
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 first proposed the concept of gravitational waves?
Oliver Heaviside
What did Albert Einstein predict gravitational waves as?
Ripples in spacetime
Why does Newton's law of universal gravitation not provide for the existence of gravitational waves?
It is predicated on the assumption of instantaneous propagation
What type of energy do gravitational waves transport?
Gravitational radiation
When were gravitational waves first proposed?
1893
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