Einstein's theories of relativity
A) are a result of the contradiction between Newton's laws of motion and Maxwell's equations.
B) proved the laws of nature are not universally applicable.
C) indicated that Maxwell's equations were in error and provided a way of correcting Maxwell.
D) showed that the speed of light is not always a constant.
E) proved to the world that everything is relative and nothing is absolute.

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Einstein's theories of relativity, both special and general, were indeed motivated by the need to resolve the apparent contradiction between Newton's laws of motion and Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism. Specifically, the special theory of relativity reconciled these by introducing the concept that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, and that the speed of light within a vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels.

Einstein's Theories of Relativity