Title
Gravity Then and Now
Document Type
Paper
College
Germanna Community College
Publication Date
4-2018
Abstract
This paper discusses the theory of gravity from the time it was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton to present time with the discovery of gravitational waves by Albert Einstein, and the detection of gravitational waves. Stephen Hawking's and Leonard Mlodinow's recent book, The Grand Design, provides support for Edward Witten's M-theory. Gravity was the first of the four fundamental forces to be discovered, and that last to be detected. Einstein proposed that gravity was not only a force, but also could be characterized as a wave on the space-time continuum.
Recommended Citation
Ingraham, Paul, "Gravity Then and Now" (2018). Student Writing. 25.
https://commons.vccs.edu/student_writing/25
Description
Paul Ingraham presented this paper at the 4th Annual Student Research and Writing Symposium at Germanna Community College.
*Honorable Mention*
Copyright © 2018 by Paul Ingraham