Einstein’s Dreams

Christian Escobar, Jessica Gouvea, Doston

Khudoyberganov, Abby Rochford, Miriam
Salman
8 May 1905 - The World will end on
26 September 1907
 ● Everyone in Berne knows the world
The Dream will end on September 26th, 1907
● Schools/Businesses close
● People are making peace with
people they’ve wronged
● Money is losing value
● The world is full of equality
● Some attempt to correct their
misdeeds of the past
● In the last minute everyone holds
hands in a circle and no one
speaks
● Only sound is each other’s
heartbeats
How Time is Used ● Time has a definite end
● Affects lives greatly
(The Dream Cont.) ● Life becomes meaningless
● Time is a dictator
Deeper Meaning
Quotes:
“But what is there to fear now?” (p. 43)
“They do not seem to mind that the
world will soon end, because everyone
shares the same fate. A world with one
month is a world of equality.” (p. 44)
“What do their past stations matter? In
a world of one day they are all equal.”
(p. 44)
● The end of the world might be
what is needed to bring
everyone together
○ So much stress caused from
society and systems world be
gone
○ Nobody would claim superiority
● Everybody dies
○ Understanding that everyone
has the same fate is what
makes us realize we are equal
Agree or Disagree? Disagree

● Too peaceful
● People don’t act calm near big events
● Described as “doomsday scares”
● Some even prepare without any hint at an
end of time
29 May 1905- Time passes more
slowly for people in
motion.
 ● All is in motion

The Dream ●
●
Houses and apartments mounted on wheels
Air whines and roars with the sound of
motors and locomotion
● Person hits the ground running when leaving
their house
● Time passes more slowly for people in
motion
● Everyone travels at high velocity, to gain
time.
● After the invention of the internal
combustion engine, no one went slowly
again
● The faster one travels past a neighbor, the
faster the neighbor appears to be traveling.
● Maddening to people.
How Time is Used ● The faster you move physically, the
slower you move in time.
(The Dream Cont.) ● Time has created competition
between everyone
● Time is an enemy
Deeper Meaning ● Lose more than what you gain
○ People are so lost in one thing
Quotes: that they forget about the
simpler things
“No one sits under a tree with a
● Finding acceptance in your life
book...no one is still. ...time passes
more slowly for people in motion. Thus ○ People base their worth off of
everyone travels at high velocity, to others
gain time.” (p. 70) ○ The only way to truly value
yourself is if there is no way to
“With the shades drawn, they never compare yourself to others
know how fast they are moving, how
fast their neighbors and competitors
are moving. …[they] lead lives of
satisfaction.” (p. 72)
Agree or Disagree?
● Mixed views
● Agree
○ People live in a fast paced society
○ Time is money
○ You only live once
○ Can achieve more in a life
○ Living slower would be a disadvantage
● Disagree
○ Unrealistic structure
○ Direction of the houses
○ Is time relevant?
○ How does one find a building after it
moves?
○ Living faster can also be negative
 Works Cited
Lightman, Alan P. Einstein's Dreams. Vintage Contemporaries, 2004.

Dunbar, Brian. “The Great 2012 Doomsday Scare.” NASA, NASA, 7 June 2013,
www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012-guest.html.