No doubt you’ve heard of Albert Einstein, the patent office clerk with his pretty equation, E=MC2. It ignited a flurry of esoteric controversies because Einstein’s wacky ideas challenged the conclusions of the preeminent scientist of modern times: Isaac Newton. Remember Newton? The guy who got whacked by an apple and invented gravity? He was the gold-standard of science. But 300 years go by. Along comes this young pup from Württemberg, who says the Big Dog has it wrong. Two clever guys in the UK were convinced by Einstein’s numbers and figured out a way to test his assertions. Frank Dyson and Arthur Eddington dispatched two teams to observe the total solar eclipse on May 29, 1919. In the middle of a World War, no less. And today, you are using what they discovered — every single day of your life.
