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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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