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| − | Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) was a German mathematician who developed the mathematical foundation for a space-time continuum later used by [[Albert Einstein]] in his [[general theory of relativity]]. | + | Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) was a German/Jewish mathematician who developed the mathematical foundation for a space-time continuum later used by [[Albert Einstein]] in his [[general theory of relativity]]. |
By 1907, Minkowski observed that the work of Lorentz and Einstein could be better described in a non-euclidean space. Minkowski considered that space and time, previously thought to be independent, were actually coupled together in a four-dimensional "space-time continuum." Minkowski also developed a four-dimensional treatment of electrodynamics. His major papers were Raum und Zeit (1907) and Zwei Abhand lungen über die Grundgleichungen der Elektrodynamik (1909). | By 1907, Minkowski observed that the work of Lorentz and Einstein could be better described in a non-euclidean space. Minkowski considered that space and time, previously thought to be independent, were actually coupled together in a four-dimensional "space-time continuum." Minkowski also developed a four-dimensional treatment of electrodynamics. His major papers were Raum und Zeit (1907) and Zwei Abhand lungen über die Grundgleichungen der Elektrodynamik (1909). | ||
Revision as of 07:39, May 2, 2007
Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909) was a German/Jewish mathematician who developed the mathematical foundation for a space-time continuum later used by Albert Einstein in his general theory of relativity.
By 1907, Minkowski observed that the work of Lorentz and Einstein could be better described in a non-euclidean space. Minkowski considered that space and time, previously thought to be independent, were actually coupled together in a four-dimensional "space-time continuum." Minkowski also developed a four-dimensional treatment of electrodynamics. His major papers were Raum und Zeit (1907) and Zwei Abhand lungen über die Grundgleichungen der Elektrodynamik (1909).
Minkowski died prematurely of a ruptured appendix before Einstein built on his work.