Einstein celebrates 110 years of relativity with great festival in Berlin!

Einstein celebrates 110 years of relativity with great festival in Berlin!

Archenhold-Sternwarte, Berlin-Treptow, Deutschland - On June 2, 1915, Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity for the first time in the large lecture hall of the Archenhold Sternenwarte in Berlin-Treptow. This groundbreaking event revolutionized the understanding of gravity by postulating Einstein that gravity slowed down time. In order to celebrate the 110th anniversary of this theory, the Planetarium Berlin Foundation organizes a summer party that will take place on June 14, 2025. This festival, which is under the motto "Cosmic Summer Festival: Einstein Edition", is received from 2:00 p.m. to 01:00 a.m. and offers a varied program for all age groups.

A special attraction of the festival is a wax figure of Einstein, which is usually exhibited at Madame Tussauds in Berlin and is brought to the lecture hall for a celebration. According to a blog post from the Planetarium Foundation, the festival will also offer heavenly observations with a Cassegrain telescope, 360 ° insights into the modernized Zeiss small planetarium and lectures in the Einstein Hall. There are numerous hands-on stations for children and families, including shining planetary paths and water and air wing starts. Culinary offers and musical performances complete the festival, which is supposed to represent a platform for those interested in science, families and friends. [Planetarium.Berlin] reports that artistic interventions from 13 master students from the TU Berlin are also performed, which address Einstein's life and work.

The influence of Einstein's theory

Einstein's general theory of relativity, which was presented with the basic equations on November 25, 1915, established a new worldview in physics. Science historians such as Tilmann Sauer at the University of Bern and Jürgen Renn from the Max Planck Institute for Science History emphasize the enormous influence of this theory on physics. Einstein's considerations for gravity led to the realization that gravity arises from the curvature of space and time through mass. This theory was able to explain deviations in the orbit of the planet Merkur, which were not returned by Newton's laws.

The experts reacted to Einstein's knowledge at first, but in 1919 Arthur Eddington demonstrated the correctness of the theory during a solar eclipse, which led to worldwide media attention for Einstein. From the 1960s, astronomical observations were increasingly able to confirm the predictions of the theory of relativity. The general theory of relativity has not only remained a theoretical concept, but also has practical applications, for example in GPS systems or for the exact measurement of the heavy field of the earth.

Einstein's theories remain relevant today. Experiments that test the equivalence principle have so far not show any deviations, and the Microscope satellite is ready to collect more precise data. Gravitational waves, which were predicted by Einstein, have still not been proven, but the technology is continuously developed for measurement for this. [Germany radio culture] emphasizes that Einstein's work not only forms the basis of modern natural sciences, but also influences our daily life in a variety of ways.