Title: Einstein's clocks and Poincaré's maps
Description: At the beginning of the 20th century, just as industry and government were anticipating the immanent coordination of time around the globe, says Galison (history of science and of physics, Harvard U.), the notion of time and the ability to coordinate two clocks at a distance, were being demolished in the nexus of physics, technology, and philosophy.
Subjects: Relativity (Physics), Time, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Zeitsynchronisation, Tijd, Relativiteitstheorie, Einstein, albert, 1879-1955, Poincare, henri, 1854-1912
People: Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Henri Poincaré (1854-1912)