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It's hard to imagine how something that was groundbreaking a century
ago could still be at the core of groundbreaking activity today.
After all, the world has changed a lot since 1905, when Einstein
formulated special relativity. But much of the most advanced
contemporary research in physics is still actively harnessing
E = mc2 and building on its lessons. To underscore
this point, we asked three of the most promising young physicists in
the country to describe how E = mc2 plays out in
their work.
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Quantum Contemplations
by Stephon Alexander
"Even at age five, I was in awe of my natural surroundings,
and I constantly wondered about the world around me, just like
I do today."
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It's All Relative
by Michael Kelsey
"The mathematics and physical reality of Einstein's relativity
suffuse every aspect of the particle physics experiments I do
every day, from the production of the beams we collide, to the
analysis of the data that comes out of the detector."
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Riding the Wave of E = mc2
by Caolionn O'Connell
"Had I known I could be working on such cool projects in
particle physics, I would have been a much better student in
Mr. Schleunes's calculus class."
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