"The Happiest Thought of My Life": 100 Years of General Relativity

One hundred years ago this year, Einstein first published his theory of general relativity. This theory fundamentally changed how physicists think about the universe and is thoroughly embedded in the everyday technologies we rely on here on Earth.In tribute, the talent behind Science Magazine created a wonderful interactive comic that describes the key idea behind general relativity -- that space and time warp around massive objects, leading to the "force" we call gravity. Click on this image to...