Time to Eat the Dogs

The Expedition that Tested Einstein's Theory

Time to Eat the Dogs

Daniel Kennefick talks about resistance to relativity theory in the early twentieth century and the huge challenges that faced British astronomers who wanted to test the theory during the solar eclipse of 1919. Kennefick is an associate professor of physics at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He’s the author of 'No Shadow of Doubt: the 1919 Eclipse that Confirmed Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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