Where did Minkowski present his geometric view of space-time?
A Nobel lecture
A speech at University of Zürich
A physics conference at Göttingen
A speech at University of Königsberg
Answer
Minkowski presented his geometric view of space-time at a physics conference at Göttingen in 1908. His work was based on Theory of special relativity, which had been developed by Albert Einstein in 1905. Minkowski showed that space and time are not separate entities, but are part of a single four-dimensional continuum called spacetime. This view of spacetime has become the foundation of modern physics.
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