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Prof. S. James Gates on How Scientists Proved Einstein Right
Professor S. James Gates has spent his career pioneering modern physics and diversity in science. His most recent book, written with novelist Cathie Pelletier, is about how scientists proved Einstein's groundbreaking theory of relativity all those years ago. Walter sits down with Gates to find out just how they did this, and how his own upbringing played such a pivotal role in his success.
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