How many people understand the theory of relativity?
Was the special theory of relativity still “intelligible”, the general theory of relativity could not be understood by most of Einsteins contemporaries. Legend has it that the English astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington is said to have answered on the question, whether three people could understand the theory of relativity: “And who is going to be the third?” Today things have changed. The theories of relativity are already dealt with in the upper classes of grammar school and are basic components of every physics study. Thus it can be assumed that very many people are able to understand Einsteins theory of relativity, at least the basics of it.
