The Other Delo
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NB For the Tangawizis: Hii sio article ati nimetoa online and cut and pasted. Zero plagiarism hapo. That is how a research paper is done.I get what you are trying to say. The credit for discovering electromagnetic induction definitely goes to Faraday. But there are other instances where one could also make another discovery out of it and still get credited for it.
A case example is Newton's theory of gravity and Einstein's theory of relativity. Newton's theory of gravity was developed in the 17th century (Published in 1687) while Einstein's theory of relativity was in the 20th century (1905; Special relativity and 1915 for General Relativity). Both of these theories give explanations that help us understand the working of gravity. However, Einstein's is more comprehensive and accurate than Newton's.
Newton is credited for inventing gravity. Newton's law of Universal gravitation explains gravity as a force operating instantaneously between masses, and the gravitational force decreases with the square of the distance between them (As explained using his formula of Universal gravitation). According to Newton, the force of gravity between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers - From the formula (Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, 2014). And this theory was the one used for centuries to explain the motion of bodies of the solar system and bodies on Earth (Claude Ziad El-Bayeh, 2014).
Einstein's general theory of relativity, on the other hand, gave a completely new explanation of gravity. According to general relativity, gravity is brought about by the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy (Trevor et al., 1921). This theory predicts phenomena such as gravitational time dilation, gravitational lensing, and the presence of black holes, which are not accounted for in Newtonian gravity (Trevor et al., 1921).
After the verification of Einstein's theory by the scientific community, general relativity replaced Newton's theory as the most comprehensive and accurate explanation of gravity. Not that Newton's theory was wrong, but it was not as comprehensive as Einstein's. Einstein is credited for the theory of relativity as it gives a more precise and comprehensive understanding of gravity. The credit goes to Einstein and not Newton. Therefore, even if gravity was invented by Newton, Einstein takes credit for developing a comprehensive theory that replaced Newton's.
And by the way, Einstein's theory of relativity is the most famous among his works. Many people do not even know about his other works like the Photoelectric Effect. So credit should be given where due. He did not invent gravity but helped give a better understanding of gravity.
References
Claude Ziad El-Bayeh. (2014). General Law of Universal Gravitation. ResearchGate; unknown. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348379362_General_Law_of_Universal_Gravitation
Trevor, J. E., Einstein, A., & Lawson, R. W. (1921). Relativity. The Special and General Theory. The Philosophical Review, 30(2), 213. Review: [Untitled] on JSTOR
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