Quote by Albert Einstein

What lead me more or less directly to the special theory of relativity was the conviction that the electromotive force acting on a body in motion in a magnetic field was nothing else but an electric field.

What lead me more or less directly to the special theory of

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This quote expresses Albert Einstein's motivation for developing the special theory of relativity. He believed that the force experienced by a moving object in a magnetic field, known as electromotive force, could be understood as an electric field instead. This conviction challenged the established understanding of the relationship between electricity and magnetism, leading Einstein to investigate further and formulate his groundbreaking theory of relativity.

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