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Einstein's Big Idea

Season 32 Episode 13
Einstein's Big Idea

About the Episode

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.

Aired: 10/09/05 | Expires: 02/15/16 | Runtime: 1hr 49m 01s
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