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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|1|11}} | |||
| birth_place = Hempstead, Long Island, New York, United States | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|13|1946|1|11}} | |||
| residence = Bearsville, New York, United States | | residence = Bearsville, New York, United States | ||
| known_for = [[ | | nationality = American | ||
| known_for = Criticism of [[special relativity]] | |||
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'''Robert "Bob" Lavaggi''' (January 11, 1946 – December 13, 2024) was an American artist, designer, and independent researcher who is best known for his critical examination of Albert Einstein's [[special relativity]], and in particular the principle of the constancy of the speed of light. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Lavaggi was born on January 11, 1946, in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and was raised in Astoria, Queens. He attended the High School of Art and Design and studied sculpture and painting at Cooper Union. In 1964 he moved to the Woodstock, New York, area, settling permanently in the early 1970s and later residing in the hamlet of Bearsville. | |||
Trained as a sculptor, Lavaggi worked in New York City for artists including Frederick Kiesler, David Weinrib, and Anne Norton. Over five decades he also worked as an architectural designer and builder, designing and constructing more than twenty homes in the Woodstock area. He was active in theater and puppetry, collaborating with the Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, and was a member of the musical group Brothel Kin. | |||
Lavaggi died on December 13, 2024. | |||
==Work== | |||
Coming to the subject as an artist with a long-standing interest in space and time rather than as a professional physicist, Lavaggi devoted roughly two decades to the study of [[special relativity]]. In his book ''Einstein on the Carpet: Unwarping the Space-Time Myth'' he challenged the postulate that the measured speed of light is the same for observers approaching or receding from a source. He argued instead for a relative rather than absolute light speed and explored the philosophical, academic, and practical implications he believed followed from it. His analysis includes a semantic and conceptual critique of what is meant when physicists refer to "the speed of light," questioning whether light functions as a qualifier or the subject of that phrase. | |||
==Books== | |||
* ''Einstein on the Carpet: Unwarping the Space-Time Myth'' (ISBN 0970161611) | |||
* ''Sailing with Einstein'' | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://hudsonvalleyone.com/obituaries/robert-lavaggi/ Obituary, Hudson Valley One] | |||
[[Category:Scientist|Lavaggi Bob]] | [[Category:Scientist|Lavaggi Bob]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:15, 20 July 2026
Bob Lavaggi | |
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| Born | January 11, 1946 Hempstead, Long Island, New York, United States |
| Died | December 13, 2024 (aged 78) |
| Residence | Bearsville, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Criticism of special relativity |
Robert "Bob" Lavaggi (January 11, 1946 – December 13, 2024) was an American artist, designer, and independent researcher who is best known for his critical examination of Albert Einstein's special relativity, and in particular the principle of the constancy of the speed of light.
Biography
Lavaggi was born on January 11, 1946, in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and was raised in Astoria, Queens. He attended the High School of Art and Design and studied sculpture and painting at Cooper Union. In 1964 he moved to the Woodstock, New York, area, settling permanently in the early 1970s and later residing in the hamlet of Bearsville.
Trained as a sculptor, Lavaggi worked in New York City for artists including Frederick Kiesler, David Weinrib, and Anne Norton. Over five decades he also worked as an architectural designer and builder, designing and constructing more than twenty homes in the Woodstock area. He was active in theater and puppetry, collaborating with the Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, and was a member of the musical group Brothel Kin.
Lavaggi died on December 13, 2024.
Work
Coming to the subject as an artist with a long-standing interest in space and time rather than as a professional physicist, Lavaggi devoted roughly two decades to the study of special relativity. In his book Einstein on the Carpet: Unwarping the Space-Time Myth he challenged the postulate that the measured speed of light is the same for observers approaching or receding from a source. He argued instead for a relative rather than absolute light speed and explored the philosophical, academic, and practical implications he believed followed from it. His analysis includes a semantic and conceptual critique of what is meant when physicists refer to "the speed of light," questioning whether light functions as a qualifier or the subject of that phrase.
Books
- Einstein on the Carpet: Unwarping the Space-Time Myth (ISBN 0970161611)
- Sailing with Einstein