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Who gave the Theory of Relativity?

A. Isaac Newton

B. Archimedes

C. Albert Einstein

D. Galileo Galilei

Answer: Option C

Solution (By Examveda Team)

In 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light in a vacuum was independent of the motion of all observers. This was the theory of special relativity.

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