Einstein’s Big Idea

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Albert Einstein, Einstein, Einstein's Big Idea, Gravitation, Mass–energy equivalence, Nobel Prize in Physics, PBS, Special relativity

I like to think of this as “Einstein’s Loves”
Its a full length feature from PBS NOVA.

Commercial free! YAY
Program Description
Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusion: mass and energy are one, related by the formula E = mc². In “Einstein’s Big Idea,” NOVA dramatizes the remarkable story behind this equation. E = mc² was just one of several extraordinary breakthroughs that Einstein made in 1905, including the completion of his special theory of relativity, his identification of proof that atoms exist, and his explanation of the nature of light, which would win him the Nobel Prize in Physics. Among Einstein’s ideas, E = mc² is by far the most famous. Yet how many people know what it really means? In a thought-provoking and engrossing docudrama, NOVA illuminates this deceptively simple formula by unraveling the story of how it came to be.

Einstein quotes:

“Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.”
Einstein was known for a few humorous comments regarding daily living.

MORE ON EINSTEIN AT NOVA ON PBS

The Legacy of E = mc²

Thanks for visiting,

 Eric

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