Relativity and Uncertainty IntroductionMy Speech is about the scientists who had the main influence on our current time and have shaped our contemporary view of the world (Also called in Theology the "Zeitgeist").I have chosen two of them who were in many ways just opposites. One is extremely famous and the other is almost unknown except to specialists. The most famous is of course Albert Einstein. He has significantly altered our view of the world with his Theory of Relativity.The other one is not so well known, his works are commonly are associated with Einstein instead.His name is Heisenberg. He worked mainly in Quantum Physics and was responsible for the development of the Principle of Uncertainty. This is one of the topics of this speech.Incidentally both are German like I am. Their lives where shaped by the confrontation with Nazi-Germany. Einstein was Jewish and left in 1933 when Hitler came to power. Heisenberg tried to compromise with the Nazis and make the best(whatever that was) out of it. During the war both were active on different sides in the race for the development of the Atomic Bomb.Thats surely one of the reasons Heisenberg is not so well known.I think it is important to understand their ideas because they have had a great effect on our present society. We will better understand our present society by knowing a little bit about them.Many have tried to explain what these Theories mean and there has been a lot of Hype about it. Most do not understand what this is all about. So lets make a survey! The very interesting thing is that there are a lot of elements in these Theories which are important for our beliefs and thereby also our Faith!B. Einstein and his Theory of RelativityEinstein was a very rebellious young man. Teachers complained about him that he would not learn anything that they asked him to. He would just learn what interested him. He spent hours with thought experiments like how would it be to ride on a b...
