Theory of Relativity

The Theory of Relativity is a revolutionary scientific theory codified by Albert Einstein in 1911. (A physicist of the Race codified the theory independently many millennia earlier.) The Theory of Relativity showed that a very small amount of matter could be converted into a very large amount energy, a discovery which was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb.

The theory also seemed to suggest that no object in the universe could travel faster than the speed of light; however, this was disproven in 2034 when the FTL starship Commodore Perry made the eleven-light-year journey from Earth to Home in a mere five weeks.