8 Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1949
Uinstein's Latest Theory May
Rt Greniet nf All Time
E New York, Dec. 28 W) Dr. Albert Einstein, whose theory of
felatlvity helped open up the whole vast field of atomic research,
)as put forward an even more sensational theory.
He calls it "a eeneralized theory of gravitation."
IS It Is a mathematical description of the mystery of gravity the
wmmon force that keeps our?
Jfeet on the floor and rules the
Jnovements of the stars.
If it can be proved, it will be
ome a "universal law" and, in
J(he view of other scientists, will
ftand as the highest scientific
achievement of all time.
w It would explain every physi
cal motion in the universe, from
the inside of an atom to the en
ormous galaxies of outer space.
It would crown with success
fhe life work of Einstein, who
has spent the last half of his 70
Jrears looking for the answer to
this ultimate problem, known to
Science as the "unified field
theory."
i It was revealed to the world
here yesterday on 20 mimeo-
jgraphed pages a mixture of
typewritten words and squiggly
nathematical symbols that even
scientists nesitate to interpret.
XI was the English translation of
Jiinstem's original German.
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tension of his relativity theory,
nd was quick to point out that
he has "not yet found a prac
tical way to confront the results
of the theory with experimental
evidence" or In short, to prove
It.
JS When he published the "gen
ral theory of relativity" in 1915,
Einstein suggested several actual
tests that could be made to prove
Mis ideas and which actually
did prove them in 1021. But this
lew theory is apparently so ab
stract that Einstein could not
think of a physical test for it.
Einstein himself was not pres
ent at the public announcement,
which was made at the opening
of the annual meeting of the
American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
The Princeton University
Press presented the paper. It is
publishing it February as an
added chapter in Einstein's own
book, "The Meaning of Rela
tivity." Einstein is now profes
sor of mathematics at the insti
tute for advanced study at Prin
ceton, a non-university group for
fundamental research.
At the start of his paper,
Einstein explains his aim:
"I shall try to present an at
tempt at the solution of this
problem (the unified field the
ory) which appears to me highly
convincing, although due to
mathematical difficulties I have
not yet found a way to confront
the results of the theory with
experimental evidence."
Several times before, Einstein
has thought he had the answer,
then discarded his ideas
faulty. But now his friends think
he has actually discovered it,
the magazine Scientific Ameri
can said in a parallel article.
"He is said to have told close
associates that he regards it as
his greatest achievement," the
magazine said. "He is reported
to have given enthusiastic black
board explanations of his squa-
tions."
But proof, if the theory can
be proved, may take years, and
any practical use may take
years longer.
In earlier theories, Einstein
linked up space-and-time, mat-
ter-and-energy, and gravitation-and-lnertia,
as all parts of a sin
gle concept.
But one great force was lelt
out electromagnetism. This is
what creates "electricity" and it
like gravitation, an invisible
force field that can act at a
distance.
The new theory now includes
electromagnetism, and it and
gravitation are now viewed as
two forms of one overall force.
In his general theory of 1915,
Einstein showed by mathematics
that gravitation and inertia were
equivalent. This theory was
proved when astronomers were
able to detect the sun's gravity
beidng light from a distant star.
In an earlier special theory of
relativity in 1905, Einstein nad
shown that space and time, in
stead of being separate, were
both parts of a "space-time con
tinuum."
As one result of the 1905 theo
ry, Einstein wrote an equation
saying that matter could be con
verted into energy a fantastic
amount of energy.
It seemed only a scientific
curiosity until some matter
uranium 235 was turned into
energy 45 years lDter over Hiro
shima.
No one knows what it will
take to prove Einstein s new
theory.
Or how long ... or where.
Ex-TCU Head Dies
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 28 (U.R)
Dr. E. M. Waits, 78, president
emeritus of Texas Christian uni
versity, died at his home Mon
day night of a heart ailment. He
Instructor Claims Einstein
Swiped His New Theory
Marlboro. Mass.. Dec. 28 (U.R) William G. Graves, 32, an Eng
lish instructor at Worcester Junior College, said today that he
developed the theory of gravitation which was announced Mon
day by Prof. Albert Einstein.
This is my material, and I nate to let it go," uraves saic.
He worked for 15 years to de
velop the equation on which he
contended Einstein's new theory
was based, he added.
The young instructor called
it "Graves Gravitational The
ory," and said he discussed the
general subject with Einstein in
1942 and considered it "very un
likely" that a coincidence was
involved.
Graves said the famed physi
cists work undoubtedly was
based on his equation: G equals
X times MC squared.
He said he informed Professor
Norbert Wiener of Massachus
etts Institute of Technology of
his studies last month but had
no idea whether Wiener discuss
ed the matter with Einstein.
Most Polio Cases
In 5-9 Brackets
Thirty-six and seven-tenths
percent of Marion county's 30
cases of poliomyelitis during
1949 up to December 15 were in
the 5 to 9 year age bracket, ac
cording to compilations of the
county health department.
This is slightly higher than for
the Pacific coast of 34.59 per
cent and 35.19 percent for the
nation.
The 15 to 19 year age group
had the lowest percentage, the
records showing 8.70 percent as
against a Coast mark of 13.53
and 3.91 for the nation. Marion
county's 20 percent of polio in
cidence in the 4 year and under
group was less than half the na
tional record of 45.98.
Marion county's 2314 births
during 11V4 months of the year
was at a rate of 23.14 per 1000
estimated population. Deaths
of 748 were 7.46 per 1000. The
deaths of six infants was at a
Berserk Carl Schwarz, 39
(above , is led to psychopathic
cell at the Sonoma county jail
in Sonoma, Calif., after re
portedly going berserk and
killing Mrs. Jane Maggard
Dickson, prominent socialite,
and seriously wounding a fel
low employe. Schwarz was
foreman of the Dickson ranch.
(Acme-Telephoto)
retired as president of TCU in
1941 after 25 years at the uni
verstiy's helm, in its period of
greatest growth.
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