Back in 1915, as part of his theory of relativity Albert Einstein included the existance of gravitational waves.  Over the years, and in some cases within Alberts lifetime various pieces of the theory of relativity were proven.  However this did not include proof gravitational waves existed.

Yesterday it was announced in Washington DC that in Sepetember an experimental device designed using lasers and a multitude of other highly complex technology had successfully detected a gravitational wave.

A true Genius

Over one hundred years ago Einstein developed a theory to explain physical phenomena’s he observed.  It hurts my brain just to absorb the concepts today and all I have to do is understand the answer, I don’t have to figure anything out.

For me the amazing part is as much about observing physical clues as it is about interpreting and explaining them.

Einsteins task was not only solving the mystery but actually figuring out what the  mystery was in the first place.

The scientists that have followed are brilliant as well but they knew their objective and approached achieving it through a set of incremental goals. This is a little simpiler than starting out with basically a blank page.

Understanding the Universe

And so part two in the ongoing journey of understanding the universe begins.  How did it come to being? How big is it? What changes are continually occurring?

I may not live long enough to see all the answers revealed, but at least some I hope.