New ideas in science take time to win acceptance, he says, citing Einstein's theory of relativity.

When a senior officer comes up with a perfectly insipid suggestion, the rules dictate that it be treated like Einstein's theory of relativity.

That, together with Einstein's theory of relativity, led to the Big Bang theory -that the universe was created at a specific point in time.

Sir, - We would like to respond however belatedly to Dr Kelly's comments (April 2nd) on the subject of Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

When I was there I was told that the person who had preceded me was Lord Haldane, who had lectured on Einstein's Theory of Relativity.