This slideshow exhibit briefly shows the progression of the theory of general relativity from Einstein’s initial three publications in November 1915 through proofs offered by Karl Schwarzchild, David Hilbert, Arthur Eddingtion, and others; to the revival of interest in general relativity after World War II; and to the results expected from new gravitational detectors like LIGO and eLISA.

A joint effort of AIP, the Einstein Papers Project at CalTech, and the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The Einstein Papers Project

The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein: Image and Impact