Einsteins Big Idea (E mc²)
This docudrama examines the history of scientific discovery that lead up to Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2 and its aftermath in the creation of nuclear energy. This includes Faraday's discovery of electromagnetic fields; Antoine Lavoisier's discovery that mass is never lost; and Emilie du Chatelet's demonstration that Newton's calculation of the velocity of a falling object was incorrect. By 1905, the miracle year where the publication Einstein's four physics papers changed over 200 years of scientific fundamentals, all of this came together with his now famous equation. Afterwards, Lise Meisner's work on uranium let to her conclusion that splitting an atom would release large amounts of energy.
2 March 1943, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
1980, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
28 January 1957, London, England, UK
19 June 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
25 February 1973, Vannes, Morbihan, France
24 November 1965, Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, UK
1964, London, England, UK
