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[from 'New Scientist articles' by New Scientist writers, in 27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 6. Space-Time ]

Full Idea

Our hunt for the most basic ingredients of reality has left us muddled about the status of time. One culprit for this was Einstein, whose theory of general relativity merged time with space.

Gist of Idea

Einstein's merging of time with space has left us confused about the nature of time

Source

New Scientist writers (New Scientist articles [2013], 2017.02.04)

Book Reference

-: 'New Scientist magazine' [ 2013], p.31