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Most of the impetus for developing general relativity came entirely out of Einstein's thoughts. Einstein needed some time to choose the mathematics necessary to fully develop the theory, and Tulio Levi-Civita assisted him in finding tensor algebra as the best approach.

In a sense, David Hilbert assisted Einstein in that both were working, independently of each other, on finding the equations. This "race," not uncommon in science, inspires both people to do their best work. There is some dispute on who reached the answer first, but Hilbert always stated that Einstein deserved full credit for starting the investigation.

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Q: Did albert Einstein have help creating the general theory of relativity?
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