and the world of terrible dangers posed to humanity, especially if Nazis were to acquire advanced technology. Fearing Hitler's rise to power, he warns the U. And Albert Einstein flees to the United States. Adolph Hitler, and his Nazi Party take power. And in this sense, if you could travel very near the speed of light, only a day or two would pass, instead of the whole four years. SARA SEAGER: There is a way within the laws of physics to travel long distances and still be alive, and that actually is related to special relativity and the idea that if you can travel very, very close to the speed of light, time will slow down for you. Prior to Einstein, no one understood that or would even have expected that, because it only happens when you get very, very close to the speed of light. MICHAEL DENNIN: Einstein realized that if you move faster, the ticks on your clock actually change.
Space now became a flexible medium, and time now could be altered. In Einstein's theory, this was revolutionized. RONALD MALLETT: In the old theory of Newton, space was a rigid container and time was an absolute flow. According to his astonishing scientific breakthrough, space and time are one. Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity. What if it were true? Did ancient aliens really help to shape our history? And if so, might new evidence reveal the existence of time travelers? NARRATOR: Millions of people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings. NARRATOR: Are alien beings really from out of this world, or might they be evidence of man's future technological achievements?ĭAVID CHILDRESS: You have to wonder if they weren't time-traveling extraterrestrials, or even humans coming from our own future. NARRATOR: and scientific theory revealing the secrets of the universe.ĭOC BARHAM: If someone can travel faster than the speed of light, then theoretically, someone could travel in time. MIKE BARA: It's not outside the realm of possibility that these aliens, they are, in fact, time travelers.
NARRATOR: Legends of otherworldly beings traveling through time PHILIP COPPENS: What the discipline of the Kalachakra is telling us is that we can control time. NARRATOR: Ancient star rituals summoning higher powers