w00t! Physics What If
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This does belong in this board (barely),
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), made famous for his equations, died two years after moving to England to take up a post at cambridge, (IIRC the moving and his death are related)
It is generally thought that if he hadn't died, then he would have discovered Relativity before Einstein did (Special 1905, general 1915/6)
my question is what, if any, consequences would this have on the world in general?
This does belong in this board (barely),
James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), made famous for his equations, died two years after moving to England to take up a post at cambridge, (IIRC the moving and his death are related)
It is generally thought that if he hadn't died, then he would have discovered Relativity before Einstein did (Special 1905, general 1915/6)
my question is what, if any, consequences would this have on the world in general?