Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity in Approximately Five Minutes
by Graham Arthur Mackenzie
FINALIST -- 2005 Pirelli Internetional Relativity Challenge
| Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity in Approximately Five Minutes |
| A short, interactive Macromedia Flash presentation developed to compete in the 2005 Pirelli Internetional Relativity Challenge -- an event mounted in honor of the World Year of Physics' celebration of the centennary of Albert Einstein's annus mirabilis. The goal was to explain Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity to laypersons in approximately five minutes. The highlight of the presentation is the variety of access methods it provides to the material -- particularly for persons with disabilities -- including presenting the text aurally, in open captions and interpreted into sign language. There were over 250 entrants worldwide, many of them professional Scientists or Science explainers. I was a finalist despite having no formal training in Physics or Mathematics beyond high school. |