The Legacy of E = mc²
Einstein's big idea has been enormously influential, in ways that reach far beyond the purely scientific.

The Producer's Story
Filmmaker Gary Johnstone describes how creativity fuels both art and science.

The Equation Today
Three young physicists contemplate how a 100-year-old equation figures into their careers.

Einstein the Nobody
The patent clerk's career prospects looked bleak just before his "miracle year" of 1905.

The Theory
Behind the Equation
Explore the eureka moment when Einstein came up with special relativity, the theory that spawned E = mc².

Genius Among
Geniuses
To rank with Newton or Einstein, you have to reinvent the way we see the world.

Relativity
and the Cosmos
Examine what many consider Einstein's greatest achievement—general relativity.

E = mc² Explained
Hear how 10 top physicists describe the equation in a few minutes or less.

The Power of
Tiny Things
How much energy does a paper clip pack? Test your intuition in this quiz.

Ancestors of E = mc²
Meet the visionary scientists whose experiments paved the way for Einstein.

Einstein Quotes
Seven thought-provoking statements from the world's most famous scientist

The Light Stuff
Find out why the speed of light isn't always 186,000 miles per second.

Time Traveler
Explore time dilation in this interactive version of Einstein's "twin paradox."

Einstein Time Line
Follow the arc of Einstein's life from his birth in 1879 till his death in 1955.

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Career Week
Experts answer your questions about what it's like to be a physicist.

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