# Lesson 16: <br>Special Relativity, 2

> Space and Time Rediscovered

```{admonition} &nbsp; What's Coming:
How in the world to write something original about Albert Einstein? We're going to see how a rebellious young man turned all of science, and a whole century to follow, on its ears. Over and over we'll see him ask simple questions that turn out to have complex and intricate answers. The Special Theory of Relativity will figure into everything that follows for us, impacting our understanding of space, time, the cosmos, and even quantum mechanics at a deep and mysterious level. It's not mathematically challenging, but for the first time, it's so counter to common sense that it's intellectually and logically challenging. Buckle in. Read closely, and prepare to be surprised, over and over.
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