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title: "Who first translated Einstein's theory of relativity into English?"  
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published: 2018-03-06  
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# Who first translated Einstein's theory of relativity into English?

Who first translated Einstein's theory of relativity into English?

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## Answers

### Answer by Sanjay Goenka

Einstein’s **[Theory of relativity](https://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0701240v1.pdf)**is first translated **into English** by two **Indian Great Scientists** '**[Meghnad Saha](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meghnad-N-Saha)'** and '**Satyendra Nath Bose'**.\
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**Overview** The publication of the translation was drafte**d and published by the University of Calcutta in 1920**. This theory was first published in 1916 in the German language. The **German language is also known as the language of Science.** \
The first publication was published in three parts which are dealing with the different topics of relativity

- **Special relativity**
- **General relativity**
- Relation of relativity with the consideration of the universe as a whole

From **1916 to 2011** there have been many versions of the theory published in many different **languages**.\
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The story of this publication in the English language is published in the research paper of the **Indian journal**. It seems like **Einstein’s favor came back** when the **original paper was translated by Satyendra Nath Bose in German**. The publication was a very **famous journal** name of that **journal is Zeitschrift Fur Physik.** \
The name of Bose is well known in the history of science and the **contribution of Bose** in the research of Einstein’s theory made him well recognized as the **Bose-Einstein theory of condensation** and his name is remembered in **Bose-Einstein statistics**. Including these theories, **he also worked with Einstein in the class of particles known as '**Bosnos'. \
**Meghanad Saha worked on the thermal ionization of elements** and in the formulation of **Saha’s equation.** Saha’s equation is **related to Astrophysics** and gives the basic tools for the interpretation of the **spectra of stars**. And sometimes the astrophysicists use the phrase which is in the name of Saha in “**To Saha correctly**”. In the history of the Scientist, the name of Saha is the only name that is a verb. The **contribution of both Bose and Sah’s work plays an important role in the development of science in independent [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94246/what-is-the-supreme-law-of-india).** **\**

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