[Aldous]

It will be important to note that the theory of relativity did not suddenly appear like a deus ex machina* one day, but that, like all intellectual currents, it had a longer development and grew step by step and gradually.

https://www.gsjournal.net/uploads/co...nal_9 141.pdf

I heard of ghost in the machine and found these interesting links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_machine

https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Machine.../dp/1939438349

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina