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Quotes from Relativity Simply Explained — Martin Gardner

1914–2010 United States

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In the special theory of relativity, the speed of light becomes... a new absolute. ...Regardless of the motion of its source, light always moves through space with the same constant speed.

Relativity Simply Explained (1962)

Lorentz made an important addition to his original theory. He introduced changes in time. Clocks, he said, would be slowed down by the ether wind, and in just such a way as to make the velocity of light always measure 299,800 meters per second.

Relativity Simply Explained (1962)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Martin Gardner (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.